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Image 1 — Three British WWI postcards made by G. E. Shepheard, depicting the Germans fleeing or surrendering in the face of some rather curious tank models, c. 1916
Image 2 — Three British WWI postcards made by G. E. Shepheard, depicting the Germans fleeing or surrendering in the face of some rather curious tank models, c. 1916
Image 3 — Three British WWI postcards made by G. E. Shepheard, depicting the Germans fleeing or surrendering in the face of some rather curious tank models, c. 1916
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Three British WWI postcards made by G. E. Shepheard, depicting the Germans fleeing or surrendering in the face of some rather curious tank models, c. 1916

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 7 hours ago
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"France forever", Vichy French poster evoking the country's Gallic past and promoting the Youth Work Camps, established in place of draft abolished by the armistice of 1940 to impose military discipline and indoctrination on young men; made by Raoul Eric Castel (1915-1997), c. 1940

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 7 hours ago

Federal election poster of the conservative, monarchist and nationalist German National People's Party (Deutschnationale Volkspartei), with calls to vote for the DNVP tossed over the Reichstag building from a zeppelin; made by Fritz Arbeit, 1924

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 21 hours ago

"Britain shall not burn", UK poster issued by the Ministry of Home Security, calling on the citizens to "beat 'Firebomb Fritz'" by participating in civil defense against Nazi firebombing campaign, 1943

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 21 hours ago

"This lotion by Roger & Gallet mimics the natural sun-kissed tan", ad for the Roger & Gallet tanning lotion, made by Eric Poncy (1903-1983), Switzerland, 1943

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago

"Leokrem with sun vitamin D tans faster and rejuvenates the skin", ad for the Leokrem tanning lotion, made by Hans Neumann (1888-1957), Austria, 1934

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago

Poster advertising canned goods produced by the Imhoof & Casserini company of Zofingen, Switzerland, c. 1900

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago

"Dear Fatherland, you may rest easy!", two Imperial German postcards, their title lifted from a popular patriotic anthem "Die Wacht am Rhein" ("The Watch on the Rhine") and depicting a hussar and an uhlan with captured Russians and Frenchmen respectively; made by Arthur Thiele (1860-1936), c. 1914

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago

"And forwards", poster celebrating the return of the French prisoners of war from defeated Nazi Germany while also reflecting the common post-war hope and desire to move on towards a happier, more peaceful future; made by M. van Grasdorf, 1945

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago

A few Imperial German postcards from the "Always professional" series by Arthur Thiele (1860-1936), depicting soldiers goofing around with or around women while on leave and blending the otherwise harsh military terms with lighthearted situational comedy to boost morale, c. 1914

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago

"Live on above, o Fatherland, and do not count the dead / For you, beloved, not one too many has died!", winner of the Soldiers' Postcard Contest held in Nazi Germany in 1941, with a quote from Friedrich Hölderlin's ode "Death for the Fatherland", focusing on a soldier's sacrifice

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago
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Fragments of the twelve-panels-long Occupation Tapestry, documenting the changes and hardships brought by the German occupation of the British Channel Islands from 1940 to 1945; designed by Wayne Audrain and made by the locals between 1988 and 1994, for the the 50th anniversary of liberation in 1995

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 2 days ago

"Furtive Fritz is always listening - BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY", two British posters featuring the figure of Furtive Fritz, personifying Nazi spies, and warning against careless talk, c. 1940

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Ad for the Egyptian brand of cigarettes Matossian, originally founded by two Armenian brothers in the early 1880s; made by Jean d'Ylen (1886-1938), France, 1926

u/Provinz_Wartheland — 3 days ago

"Lustucru - pasta from fresh eggs", ad poster for a French brand of pasta, made by Severo "Sepo" Pozzati (1895-1983), 1951

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