German Leaflets Fail To Achieve Desired Effect
N.Z.E.F. Official War Correspondent.
Rec. 9.50 p.m. Western Desert, Aug. 23. Leaflets have been dropped high over the New Zealand lines from German planes in the last two evenings. The wind has carried most of them miles away, but those which reach the mark are highly prized as souvenirs. They are addressed "Men of New Zealand" and they consist mostly of a tirade dgainst the English and claims of German successes. On the reveree side is a fair representation of a kiwi among mountain palms. I have watched several groups of soldiers reading them and have wished the perpetrator was there to see the effect. He would not waste paper or pctrol if he could hear the New Zealanders' derisive remarks. The leaflets are a welcome change from bombs, none of which have fallen for several days.
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1942, Page 4
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