The participation of Japan in World War II and the pre-war conflicts with its neighbors can be hardly classified as fun topic. But all that time a propaganda machine was working in the Land of the Rising Sun. It was producing thousands of printed products addressed to completely different groups of people.
This cultural space — postcards, posters, books, placards — to this day remains little known to representatives of Western civilization. In the meantime, images printed with faded ink on bad paper contain valuable evidence of the era. Today's «Highlights for Warspot» are dedicated to Japanese postcards of the 1930s – 1940s, which in one way or another touch on military topics.
Japanese soldiers inspect the Soviet tank BT knocked out on Khalkhin Gol
«Wild Eagles Before Flight». The expression «Arawasi» (Wild Eagles) was a common cliche for Japanese military pilots
Hawaii Operation / The Attack on Pearl Harbor
A postcard with a commemorative cancellation of the stamp, issued in 1943, is also dedicated to the attack on Pearl Harbor
Young pilots are ready to take off. In the background is a bomber reminiscent of the Ki-21 «Sally»
The sinking of the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales
Wreck of the British battlecruiser HMS Repulse. In the sky, the coastal-based torpedo bombers G3M «Nell», which were actually participated in the episode
Japanese paratroopers in battle for the Palembang oil fields in the Dutch East Indies
Air battle. Japanese aircraft, similar to torpedo bombers and dive bombers, chase American P-40 fighters
Night air raid on the Australian port of Darwin. G4M «Betty " bombers in the sky
Battle of the Coral Sea
«The Battle of the Savo Island». On August 9, 1942, it ended with victory of the Japanese, who sank four American heavy cruisers
Air battle. Japanese fighter Ki-43 «Oscar» / «Hayabusa» in pursuit of the British «Hurricane» against the backdrop of the formation of Ki-48 bombers
American aircraft carrier «Saratoga» under the attack of Japanese carrier-based aircrafts
Japanese submarine bombardment of the US coast
Using the materials of the site http://japanwarart.ocnk.net
