WW2 Propaganda/War Posters

[razor-]

"Crush Bolschevism, join free corps Denmark"


"Would you rather this? If not join the German navy"



"Christmas in the North 1939"

[Manuel I Komnenos]

good job guys, amazing pictures.

[Enemy of the State]

Some Estonian ones. It focused a lot on how the western powers had deserted Estonia to create a pro German sentiment.

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Churchill telling a fairytale( Britain fights for the freedom of small nations)
Quote of Churchill saying that the baltic states belong to the Soviet Union
Germany will make sure that diabolical plan remains a British fantasy. Remember that, Estonians!

"Bless their weapons, oh lord"

[Lysimachos11]

Some from less common area: (Yugoslavia)

Ustasa/Home Guard/Legion of Death etc.

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Partisan posters:

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And this one is just cool (Belgian):

[Trax]

Some Estonian ones.

Some more.

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And something to our Danish friends, but related to Estonia.

[RomanSoldier9001]

Its funny that they attack the KKK a group well known for being anti semetic.

KKK style of dressing as Hallowen ghosts isnt realy the NS German way of Galant uniforms and perfect Marchs.

Finally, what is up with the faceless Waffen-SS poster guys? I thought they were trying to sell the anti-Bolshevik idealism, but they look as cheery as Star Wars Stormtrooper recruitment posters.

They look fine for me many propaganda poster have faceless characters and that includs poster from all sides but since you ask.

[Heathen Hammer]

[Me Mighty Leper]

Some Aussie ones:







Japanese poster aimed at Aussie soldiers:






Caption reads: The spectre commands - Thou shall go Americans, and eat the Australians out of their homes if necessary...The Americans will fight to the last Australian.



^ Think this one is German, since it mentions El Alamein.

The context: Darwin was being destroyed by Japanese bombing while Australians were fighting in Europe and North Africa due to loyalty to Britain. The second poster mentions the fact that the US was using Australia as a base of operations - so while Australia was empty of Australian men, Yank soldiers were abusing their country. The Japanese posters above have similar themes - and some not posted also mentioned the US's reluctance to defend Australia despite sending Australians to fight their Japanese enemy and living in Australian houses.

[Aquila SPQR]

Few Polish or related to Poland posters:

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Something like "Get out!":



"England! Your fault!" It was actually a German poster:



"One bullet, one German":



"Come with us!":



"To arms! United we will defeat the enemy!"



Others (probably only Polish-Bolshevik war):

Something like "Every building will be our fortress":



"Fight against bolsheviks!":



"Bolshevik monster brings to Poland only death and destruction. Who wants to ensure peace for Motherland should join army immidately":



"To arms! Save the Motherland!":



"To arms! Join voluntary forces":



"To arms! That's how looks a village captured by bolsheviks":



"Bolshevik freedom":



"Help us! Everything for the front line. Everyone to the front line":



"If you won't come today with your brother, the soldier, tomorrow you will give up everything under the bolshevik's whip!":

[Antissa]

Anyone have a person collection in digital form, or know of good sites that have high resolution posters available?

I highly recommend WWII In Color, which has a collection of high resolution photographs and posters.

http://www.ww2incolor.com/
http://www.ww2incolor.com/buy_photos.php
http://www.ww2incolor.com/buy_prints_posters.php

[Okuto]

Quite a collection, when I think of it I've never seen any Italian propaganda....why is that?

[Trax]

Quite a collection, when I think of it I've never seen any Italian propaganda....why is that?

I googled some.

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[Me Mighty Leper]

HAHAHAHA! Have to laugh at that last one - weren't America's mobsters Sicilian?

[elaineclark]

Anyone wanna collection in digital form, or know of good sites that have high resolution posters available?
there are various websites available on the internet. A discussion about the posters could be had as well.



thanks
elaineclark

[Domen123]

From September 1939:

"To arms. Compact and united we will defeat the enemy!"



And here a few German / collaborative posters from the times of the German occupation in Poland:

"In fight against bolshevism, the only savior of Europe is the German soldier!"



"Scourge of the humanity":



Soviet posters from September 1939:

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The Red Army brings civilization to Poland:



And one more German poster - Hitler with the Holy Spear:

Text of a Soviet leaflet to Polish soldiers from late September 1939:

"SOLDIERS!

During the last days Polish army has been finally crushed. Soldiers of cities: Tarnopol, Galicz, Równo, Dubno - a total of 60,000 men - have voluntarily came on our side.
Soldiers! What has remained you? For what and with whom you fight? For what you risk your live? Your resistance is vain. Officers drive you into a nonsensical slaughter. They hate you and your families! It was they who shot your delegates, who had been sent by you with surrender proposal. Do not believe your officers. Officers and generals are your enemies, they want your death.
Soldiers! Beat your officers and generals. Do not subordinate to orders of your officers. Drive them from your land. Don't hesitate to take sides with us, with your brothers, with the Red Army. Here you will find attention and care.
Remember, that only the Red Army will liberate Polish nation from the unlucky war, and you will be able to start a peaceful life.
Believe us! The Red Army of the Soviet Union - this is your only friend!

Commander of Ukrainian Front - S. TIMOSHENKO"

Text of a German leaflet to Polish soldiers from late September 1939:

"To the Polish Garrison on Hela!

The Oxhöfter Kämpe has been in German hands since September 19th. Apart from those dead or wounded, the garrison of the defensive position is in captivity. In Poland itself the Polish Army is smashed, destroyed, 170,000 soldiers have been taken prisoner. German troops stand near Lemberg, Brest and Bialystok together with the armed forces of Russia, that had crossed the Polish border on September 17th from the Düna to the Dnjestr. Warsaw is encircled. The suburbs of Warsaw are occupied by German forces. Warsaw will soon be conquered. President Moscicki, Marshal Smigly-Rydz as well as the Polish government have fled to Romania and have been interned. In the light of all this further resistance by every small nest of resistance is pointless. To prevent unnecessary bloodshed we call upon you to surrender the Hela peninsula! Raise the white flag! ... People tell you that Germans treat Polish prisoners badly and shot them dead. That is an infamous lie made by those who want to persuade you to continue this senseless resistance. If you do not raise the white flag and refuse to surrender then you will have to bear the consequences. We repeat: Come over to us! Think about your families, your women and children! Your fate rests in your hands!"

[Captain Blackadder]

Thinking you "diggers" will never come back alive, the BLACKS and the YANKS are raping your wives, your daughters, your sweethearts--they're helpless without your protection. Your future happiness is at stake! One less Aussie simply means one more Yank "safely" in the home. Surely you'll not give up your lives to make this possible."

[EmperorBatman999]

The Migty Leper, I just saw that the Germans didn't spell "Your" right.

Domen, I never knew the Soviets liked homosexuals! (Third poster)

[Ardruire Iacób]

Irish Defence Forces recruitment poster (Come Join the Volunteers).


1944 Fianna Fáil election poster.


Irish Defence Forces recruitment poster.

After four years of WWI, five years of revolution, and over a year of civil war; the Irish weren't exactly too pushed to go to war on behalf of Britain. Irish propaganda in WWII tended to merely endorse the status quo or recruitment for the undermanned defence forces.

[il padrino]

German propaganda poster in Serbia




"Recipe of the English friendship

Dr.Winston Churchill,specialist for everything

All people must give to England

1)in times of peace:
their mineral and all other resources
2)in times of war:
their lives.

"

[♔Sir Digby Chicken Caesar♔]

adressing the Brits to stay out of Europe.

This is actually a poster for the ' British Free Corps ' a British SS regiment (though it never had many members & was more for propaganda)

Here's another poster for them :