Five British S.E. 5a biplanes in flight.
Handwritten, reverse:S.E.5.a
"The enemy also endeavors to sow dissension in our ranks by means of leaflets dropped from aëroplanes above our lines. Ten thousand of these are sometimes gathered up in a day. The enemy knows what strength resides in our State and Empire; hence he seeks by his leaflets and false rumors to arouse distrust among us. There have always been some traitors to the Fatherland, a few deliberately false, others unintentionally so. Most of these now reside in neutral countries, having deserted us to escape sharing in our battles and privations, and to escape being executed as traitors.Be on your guard, German soldiers."
Excerpt from address issued September 6, 1918 by Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. Clearly indicating their concern, authorities would pay for propaganda leaflets that were turned in.
The Great Events of the Great War in Seven Volumes by Charles F. Horne, Vol. VI, 1918, p. 278, copyright © 1920 by The National Alumnia, publisher: The National Alumni, publication date: 1920
1918-09-06, 1918, September, propaganda, 5 S.E.5as
