Soldaten Antworten (Soldiers Answers)

Soldaten Antworten (Soldiers Answers)

A propaganda leaflet directed at the German population produced by the Psychology War Department and Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. One page is missing but both pages are translated into English.

One printed and two typed sheets

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[a single sheet printed in German]

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ONE AGAINST NINE

How much longer?

Can one Nazi force Germany to carry on when there are nine reasons why the war is lost

- at the front the loss of blood continues;

- at home there is further suffering;

- you are still separated from your families;

- inside you know your country has been lost to you;

- are you prepared to abandon your home, garden and property leaving its fate to the unknown;

- no defence exists to protect you against the superiority of the Allied Forces;

- why has your town tolerated six years of bombing;

- who will replace the culture and public works which will be destroyed;

- would you like the whole of Germany to become a Stalingrad???

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SOLDIERS ANSWERS

. approximately 700,000 German Soldiers have become prisoners of war since the Allied Forces landed.
. prisoners in Allied Prisoner of War Camps can freely and openly, in France, England and overseas, from time to time, tune into transmissions from Germany.
. many thousands of German Soldiers taken prisoner have answered the questionnaire shown below.
. the completion of the questionnaire was completely freely undertaken.
. the prisoners were given the guarantee of the commanders of the camps that the answers, outcome would be anonymous and that completing it was entirely at the choice of the individuals,

QUESTIONNAIRE

QUESTION – Yes – No
1 Do you still believe it is possible to have a German victory? – 15% – 85%
2 Do you believe the outcome of the war will depend on the fighting efficiency of German forces and their weapons? – 31% – 69%
3 Do you believe that the Allied Troops of occupation will ill-treat or harm the unarmed German civillian [sic] population? – 5% – 95%

[QUESTION] – For – Against
4 Are you for or against the compulsory evacuation of the civilian population from the front line towns and cities? – 16% – 84%
5 Are you for or against the alleged military story that self destruction of the way of life will best serve the talent and investment of the effort by the civilian population – 10% – 90%