Propaganda
"Let'em have it. Buy extra bonds."
"This is my fight too!"
"Buy war bonds"
"Hasten the Homecoming. Buy victory bonds"
"Don't let that shadow touch them. Buy war bonds." (Lawrence B. Smith, 1942)
"Keep These Hands Off! Buy the new Victory Bonds." (G. K. Odell)
"Next! 6th war loan"
War of Independence posters for war bonds and stamps
"Save Freedom of Speech. Buy war bonds." (1941 - Norman Rockwell)
"Save Freedom of Worship. Buy war bonds." (1941 - Norman Rockwell)
"Ours... to fight for. Freedom from want." (1941 - Norman Rockwell)
"Ours... to fight for. Freedom from fear." (1941 - Norman Rockwell)
"The world cannot exist half slave and half free. Fight for Freedom!"
"We're fighting to prevent this." (C. R. Miller)
"We French workers warn you... defeat means slavery, starvation, death." (Ben Shahn, 1942)
"We have just begun to fight!"
"Americans always fight for liberty"
"Arm for Defense"
"What are you going to do about it? Stay on the job until every murdering Jap is wiped out!"
"'Today, Germany is ours; Tomorrow the Whole World.' Oh, yeah?"
"You talk of sacrifice. he knew the meaning of sacrifice."
"Miles of Hell to Tokyo! Work where you're needed." (Amos Sewell, 1945)
"Strong in the strength of the Lord we who fight in the people's cause will never stop until that cause is won."
"Men of valour. They fight for you"
"For your country's sake today - for your own sake tomorrow. Go to the nearest recruiting station of the armed service of your choice."
"Longing Won't Get Him back Sooner . . .
Get a War Job!" (Lawrence Wilbur, 1944)
"Victory waits on your fingers - keep 'em flying, Miss U.S.A."
"Work on a farm... this summer. Join the U.S. Crop Corps"
"Pitch in and help. Join the women's land army."
"Loose lips might sink ships."
"... because somebody talked!" (Wesley, 1943)
"Someone talked!" (Siebel, 1942)
"Loose Talk can cost Lives! Keep it under your Stetson."
"Bits of careless talk are pieced together by the enemy."
"Who wants to know? Silence means security."
"Wanted! For Murder. Her careless talk cost lives." (Victor Keppler, 1944)
"The enemy is listening. He wants to know what you know. Keep it to yourself."
"Scrap"
"Farm scrap builds tanks & guns"
"Serve our fighting men abroad. Conserve these services at home..."
"The Avenger's Shadow"
"Defense needs rubber. Save your tires."
"Save Waste Fats for Explosives- Take Them to Your Meat Dealer" (Henry Koerner, 1943)
"Help smash Hitler now!"
"Wood flies to war."
"'I'm conserving wool, This bathing suit's paintyed on.'"
"Take Care! Idle hands work for Hitler"
"Get hot - keep moving. Don't waste a precious minute"
"Have You Really Tried to Save Gas
by Getting Into a Car Club?" (Harold Von Schmidt, 1944)
"Keep 'em fighting. Production wins wars. Stop accidents."
"When you ride alone you ride with Hitler! Join a car-sharing club today!" (Weimer Pursell, 1943)
"Time saved on your job saves lives on his!"
"Waste helps the enemy. Conserve material." (Vanderlaan)
"Milk and eggs - natures food clean, covered, cold... will stay good!"
"There's danger..."
"...we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain..." Remember Dec. 7th!" (Allen Saalberg, 1942)
"This is Nazi brutality" (Ben Shahn, 1942)
"The Sowers" (Thomas Hart Benton, 1942)
"He's Watching You." (Glenn Grohe, ca. 1942)
"Warning! Our homes are in danger now!" (1942)
"Stamp 'em out! Beat your promise."
Political cartoon: "Wonder how long the honeymoon will last?"
"The Reich will never be destroyed if you are united and loyal." (March 1933 - the last free election)
"In the deepest need Hindenburg chose Adolf Hitler for Reich Chancellor. You too should vote for List 1." (March 1933 election)
"No German must freeze. 11.5 million cubic meters of coal have been provided by the Winter Relief. That is 4 times the volume of the Great Pyramid of Cheops. That is one of the Führer's accomplishments. Give him your vote!" (1936 - referendum)
"That is what Adolf Hitler has done for German craftsmen. All classes vote on 29 March for freedom, peace and construction." The text says that German construction expenditures rose from 10.9 billion Marks in 1932 to 14.5 billion in 1935. (1936 referendum)
"Check the war-mongers of the world. Every vote for the Führer!" (1935?)
"1935 - Saar Referendum! We in the Saar are loyal - We stand for honor and the Fatherland. Are you thinking of us?"
"Ja!" This urges a "Yes" vote in Hitler's 1935 referendum.
"No one shall go hungry! No one shall be cold!" The Winter Aid (Winterhilfswerk) was the Nazi Party charity. (1934/35)
"Health, child protection, fighting poverty, aiding travellers, community, helping mothers: These are the tasks of the National Socialist People's Charity. Become a member!"
"Don't give. Sacrifice." This poster encouraged sacrificial contributions to the Winter Aid.
"Party Rally of Peace - 1939." Refers to the (later cancelled) Nuremberg Rally
This poster advertises local Nazi meetings (1930s)
"All Germany hears the Führer on the People's Receiver." A cheap radio receiver was produced by the Nazis to encourage radio listening to maximise its use as a propaganda medium.
"Our Flags are Victory"
"Germany is free!" (mid-1930's)
"One battle, one will, one goal: Victory at any cost!"
"30 January 1933-1943. One Battle! One Victory!" (Mjölnir - Goebbels' artist from Berlin whose real name is Hans Schweitzer (1901-1980)) It was also withdawn after Stalingrad.
"Unshakable, determined to fight, certain of victory!"
"Smash the Enemies of Greater Germany!"
"Through military will to military strength." (mid-1930's)
"Infantry: The Queen of the Services." (the late war years - 1942?)
"The guarantee of German military strength!" (Mjölnir)
"This is how we fight. You too must work for
victory."
"For freedom and life" (1944 - "Mjölnir) The Volksturm was the Nazi attempt to call on the last reserves - the young and elderly
Recruiting: S.A. & Hitler Youth
|
|
|
Picture credits:
Note:
This page contains links to many pictures from many different
sites from all over the internet. I have tried to attain permission to
use the photos where ever possible but I may have missed some. If
there is a picture here that belongs to you and should not be placed here,
or if you would just like credit for the picture, please let me know
(click here to e-mail me)
and I will resolve any problems. Thanks.
Copyright © 2001.
Web-master: Luke
Last Updated: 01/12/2001
