In militaria, I dabble in collecting a little bit of everything, but over the past couple of years, my latest obsession has been Propaganda Leaflets. My interest in leaflets began back in 2002 when I came across a few in my grandfather's military papers, ones that he had brought back from his time in WWII. They piqued my interest back then as a kid and I began to collect a few here and there as I came across them. Just in recent years I picked up a leaflet at an estate sale and it brought back that old obsession - but this time I had really caught the collecting bug. Much to the detriment of my pocketbook, I have amassed close to 400 propaganda leaflets so far. The majority of my collection is WWII, but I have leaflets from the Great War through Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. Through my collecting journey and search for knowledge on the subject, I've come into contact with a wonderful array of people.
For anyone just getting interested in Propaganda Leaflets, two of the best sources to start research are psywar.org, run by Lee Richards, and psywarrior.com, run by retired SGM. Herb Friedman. SGM. Friedman is especially informative and a very kind man. I've had the pleasure to correspond with him via email a few times, and he's an amazingly nice, helpful, and interesting man.
My hope is to share my collection with the forum, the knowledge I've picked up about each leaflet, and translations of each (of the ones I have the ability to translate). If I do it up-to-par with the quality I'd like, it will be a while before I can post my whole collection.
I would appreciate any additional knowledge and information on anything I post. I love learning about the history behind the items in my collection. That's the best part about militaria - the history, the stories behind it and the veterans that brought them home.
-Robyn
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