Target: North Korean communist forces
Remarks: Semi-tactical leaflet directed at new enemy units on the battlefront.
Front
Right hand text:
"WARNING!
"NORTH KOREAN REPLACEMENT TROOPS..."
"YOU ARE BEING LEAD TO YOUR DEATH" (direct translation: "Do you know there will be dead bodies in front of you?)
Back
Text translation (from right to left):"BATTLEFIELD INFORMATION FOR THE NORTH KOREAN REPLACEMENT SOLDIER
"WHAT WILL I FACE?
"YOU WILL FACE:
"The bloodiest battlefield in the history of war. The greatest number of nations ever allied together to destroy a single force. Liquid-fire bombs, tanks and flame-throwers--with only the rifle you hold in your hand to combat them.
"WHY AM I HERE?
"Because thousands and thousands of North Korean soldiers who proceeded you have lost their lives and you are being sent into the human sea to replace them.
"WHAT THEN SHALL I DO?
"Many thousands of wise North Korean officers and men who came before you have found ways of escaping secretly and crossing over as friends to the United Nations lines. They are living happily and receiving the good treatment guaranteed by the United Nations.
"YOU HAVE A CHOICE---
"LIFE-----OR DEATH?
*These posters come from my grandfather. He was assigned by the US Army to the United Nations as an information officer during the Korean War for which he was awarded the Bronze Star.*
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