160904-0044 - WWII Propaganda Postcard

Japanese wartime propaganda from the late 1930s with an illustration of a member of the Japan National Defense Women’s Association offering tea to departing soldiers.

Card 3 of a series of 7 postcards intended to promote home front civilian support for the Japanese military.

Japanese text:

『祝う首途』
お茶召しませと
捧ぐ真心
いともやさしき
大和島根の
撫子の花

English translation:

“Celebrating Departure”
Offering a cup of tea
while devoting their sincerity
How gentle the flowers of Japan are