Showing posts with label fighting communism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fighting communism. Show all posts

Monday, January 6, 2014

Korean War: UN Propaganda Posters (part 6)

Target: CCF

Remarks: Leaflet designed to emphasize poor footwear issued by CCF, encourage defection.

Front
Text:
"Can you keep your feet warm and dry?"

Back
Text:
"Save your life now!
"Escape to the UN side or escape to the rear.
"Tomorrow may be too late!"

*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.*

Korean War: UN Propaganda Posters (part 3)

Remarks: Leaflet (divisive) 4th in a series of "Think" leaflets designed to alienate affection on the part of the Chinese soldier for his communist master by showing him that the present regime is responsible for the inflation prices back in China. 

This leaflet targets the Chinese who are under Mao's communist rule. 

Front

Translation: 
"Think! Think! Think!"

Back

Text on the right:
"Think!The Chinese Communist boast of their production quotas, but the people of China are becoming poorer and poorer."

Upper left hand corner text:
"BLAME THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS FOR YOUR FAMILIES MISERY!"

Balloon (Man):
"Why do we have to pay for so much for such a small amount of rice?"

Thought Bubble (Man):
"THINK!"

Bags labeled: 
"Rice"

Note: The following message in the Korean language appears on one side: "This is a message from the UN to the CCF. Post it for them to see."

*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.*

Korean War: UN Propaganda Posters (part 2)

Target: NKA

Remarks: To stimulate individual soldier's fear of UN's material superiority in meeting an attack.

Page 1: Front

(Photo graph of B-29. The suspended bombs lead to the following headline.)

Headline:
"These bombs of fire wait you when you next attack."

Right text: 
"Because your Communist leaders refuse to stop fighting, they force UN troops to use every powerful weapon against you when you next attack. Have you heard about your next attack?"

Left text:
"In your next attack you will meet our fire bombs, flame throwers and destructive artillery. Many of you will not survive the Communist sea offensive...
...but you can if you come over to the UN side and save your life."

Page 2: Back

Photograph of a rail yard in flames.

*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.*