Overseas Branch
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The Overseas Branch was a division of the U.S. Office of War Information responsible for producing and distributing propaganda and informational materials abroad during World War II.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency division
ⓘ
propaganda organization ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
National Archives and Records Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| goal |
counter Axis propaganda
ⓘ
influence foreign public opinion ⓘ promote U.S. war aims abroad ⓘ support Allied morale ⓘ |
| hasPart |
language sections
ⓘ
publications division ⓘ radio division ⓘ regional desks ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | overseas information activities ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | World War II era ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
distribution of informational materials abroad
ⓘ
production of propaganda materials for foreign audiences ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| parentOrganization |
Office of War Information
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Office of War Information
|
| partOf | Office of War Information ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
histories of the Office of War Information
ⓘ
studies of U.S. wartime propaganda ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Director of the Office of War Information ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
allied countries
ⓘ
foreign publics ⓘ neutral countries ⓘ occupied territories ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
films
ⓘ
leaflets ⓘ magazines ⓘ news releases ⓘ photographs ⓘ posters ⓘ printed pamphlets ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.