hi all im new to this site so please be gentle wondered if someone might provide me so info while clearing my mums attic (sadly passed) i came across a tin with medals, ration books ,letters,postcards and other bits n bobs obviously my dads ( long since passed) in a wallet was a leaflet folded in quite dodgy condition and i wondered if anyone knows what it was . its in french on one side and what looks like arabic on the other, the bold type at the top says ( using my pidgeon french) " a message of the commander in chiefs of the allied forces in north africa tunisia " signed at the bottem by henry giraud and dwight d eisenhower any info on this would be great as i would love to mount in a frame and tell people what it is . thx
Sounds like one of the propaganda leaflets dropped over North Africa by the Allies at the start of Operation Torch. Does it have a little code number in one of the bottom corners like "T.1"? A scan would be nicer Lee
It sounds as though it is a document issued to troops during the Torch landings to explain their presence to the locals - it would help if you could scan it and post it on this thread. Welcome to the forum - Steven
Sounds like one of the propaganda leaflets dropped over North Africa by the Allies at the start of Operation Torch. Does it have a little code number in one of the bottom corners like "T.1"? A scan would be nicer Lee Welcome to the forum this link has a example along the lines of what Lee mentions. The PsyWar Society - WWII Morocco
Welcome to the forum this link has a example along the lines of what Lee mentions. The PsyWar Society - WWII Morocco I feel a little embarrassed that I didn't post that link myself - seeing that I'm Editor of Falling Leaf - the quarterly journal of the PsyWar Society - and the Society's webmaster.
I feel a little embarrassed that I didn't post that link myself - seeing that I'm Editor of Falling Leaf - the quarterly journal of the PsyWar Society - and the Society's webmaster. Lee, I have to admit when I looked at the link I thought that you may be invloved with it, and I really gotta get your book sometime
I thought that Operation Torch was the US/French Landings in Morrocco, with the Brits landing in Algeria. The document indicates Tunisia as being the subject matter. So it is a propaganda leaflet to do with US/French incursion onto Tunisian territory.?? jainso31
UKDemon Welcome aboard ! As Lee says, A scan would be nicer ! He's the man when it comes to this type of propaganda, if he can't identify it nobody can ! Ron
Lee, I have to admit when I looked at the link I thought that you may be invloved with it, and I really gotta get your book sometime Books I thought that Operation Torch was the US/French Landings in Morrocco, with the Brits landing in Algeria. The document indicates Tunisia as being the subject matter. So it is a propaganda leaflet to do with US/French incursion onto Tunisian territory.?? jainso31 You could well be right there, I must have stopped reading after the Eisenhower part and immediately thought of the more well-known leaflet shown in wtid45's link to Falling Leaf. UKDemon Welcome aboard ! As Lee says, He's the man when it comes to this type of propaganda, if he can't identify it nobody can ! Ron You're too kind Ron Although to be fair that are quite a few members of the PsyWar Society that have a greater knowledge of the subject than me. The printed black propaganda is really my key area of expertise.
PSYWAR.ORG "Books :wink::biggrin:" I thought that the moment I posted it I will PM you sometime, at the moment I really need to clear the shelves a bit
PSYWAR.ORG "Books :wink::biggrin:" I thought that the moment I posted it I will PM you sometime, at the moment I really need to clear the shelves a bit Whispers of War is a thin one and can easily slip into an overcrowded bookcase. The Black Art is much more weighty and needs some good breathing space and strong support.
hi all thx for the welcome i wll try to flatten the leaflet out and scan it , from what i can see theres no number on the bottem , but i think ive come to the right place to find out what it is , thx
Jainso the operation Torch was a joint British /US landings on NOV 8th '42 in both Morocco and Algeria the US landings took place at Casablanca - and Oran - while a joint Brits /US force landed at Algiers - with the intention of advancing into Tunisia to meet Gen. Montgomery's 8th Army coming up from the Mareth area of Lybia and El Hamma from Southern Tunisia - a newly landed german army under Gen. Von Ahrnim and winter weather got in the way and the meeting didn;t take place until the spring of '43 Cheers
hi all thx for the welcome i wll try to flatten the leaflet out and scan it , from what i can see theres no number on the bottem , but i think ive come to the right place to find out what it is , thx Great! Look forward to seeing it. Lee
Just turned it around to help members read it better. Regards Tom now I need to turn my screen upside down again
View attachment 44198 not a great scan i know guys but maybe someone can make something out of it That's great, thanks for the scan. Now the annoying thing is I've seen this leaflet very recently but can't think where! I'm sure I'll have some information about it buried away in my archives somewhere. I'll have a good look through and let you know what I turn up. At the very least I might have an English translation of it. Lee
