m within, turning German against German or Italian against Italian. During the First World War, when air dispersed leaflets were used on a massive scale, techniques were perfected that paved the way for the distribution of leaflets during the Second World War. In World War II, leaflets were dispersed by the billions by airplanes, rockets, shells, and even by balloons. Before the war, when the themes were 'Save Waste Paper', 'War Weapons', and 'Wings for Victory', pilots were instructed to drop leaflets over American soil to gain experience before dropping leaflets over occupied countries in Europe.Leaflets can be classified into three different categories: strategic, tactical, white, gray, and black. Strategic leaflets are leaflets whose content is centered around war aims and policies. Tactical leaflets are leaflets that relate to a single battle or are focused on small groups of people, for example an enemy unit or a village, and are only good for a short amount of time. White leaflets are leaflets that have a known source. Most of the leaflets dropped by American forces over conquered countries in World War II where white leaflets. Some contained messages from Churchill or Roosevelt. Grey leaflets, as apposed to white leaflets, do not have a known source but usually the source is obvious. Lastly, black leaflets have a stated source which, however, is false. For example, the Allies invented non-existent anti-Nazi groups in Germany. On these leaflets Allied powers printed false information that attempted to challenge Hitler and the Nazis in attempt to lead others into rebellion....
