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[G.3], Volkischer Beobachter, 10. Oktober 1941

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English Title/Description
Volkischer Beobachter, 10 October 1941
Production Agency	Year	Pages	Size
P.W.E.	1942	4	21 cm x 26 cm

First Dissemination by Aircraft	Last Dissemination by Aircraft	Total No. Dropped by Aircraft
21/22 January 1942	30/31 May 1942	2,205,875
First Dissemination by Balloon	Last Dissemination by Balloon	Total No. Dropped by Balloon
01/02 April 1942	05/06 April 1942	70,500
First Dissemination by Artillery	Last Dissemination by Artillery	Total No. Dropped by Artillery
Not Disseminated	Not Disseminated	0

Additional Information

On October 9, 1941, German radio announced that the Russian armies had been annihilated and that the war on the Eastern Front was over. Later, this statement turned out to be one of Hitler's greatest blunders, for it was published in every German newspaper including the official Völkischer Beobachter which in its October 10 edition had the headlines: "The Great Hour has struck; the war in the East is over." Leaflet copies of this issue were printed by the British and dropped from January to August 1942.

On October 10, 1942, another fascimile copy of the 1941 front page of Völkscher Beobachter was published as a leaflet with the coloured words across it "Thus lied Hitler in 1941 --- and in 1942 he will lie again." See leaflet G.55/1942.

Perhaps one of the most effective of all British WWII propaganda leaflets.

All articles are the copyright of Lee Richards and cannot be reproduced without permission.

Crown Copyright material reproduced with the permission of Her Majesty's Stationary Office.

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