| Accession Number | EXDOC064 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Leaflet |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 50/2/63 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Aussie Surrender!
Description
Collection relating to the Siege of Tobruk, Libya, April - November 1941.
The collection consists solely of a German propaganda leaflet dropped over Australian lines at Tobruk. The leaflet claims that Australian lives are being ruthlessly sacrificed, that England will be soon driven out of the Mediterranean, and that German dive-bombers are waiting to sink Australian transports. Written in pencil at the bottom of the leaflet, below the instruction to Australians to surrender, are the words "What a lot of - Ferdinand".