New Zealand WW2 Propaganda Collection: New Zealand entered the Second World War by declaring war on Nazi Germany with Britain. The state of war with Germany was officially held to have existed since 9.30pm on 3 September 1939, simultaneous with that of Britain, but in fact the declaration of war was not made until confirmation had been received from Britain that their ultimatum to Germany had expired. (Wikipedia)
New Zealand WW2 Propaganda Collection:
Recruiting:
1941 The Air Force Needs Men! An Invitation to You
1942 Duty Calls. The Youth Of New Zealand. Join the Air Training Corps Now!
1943 A new generation of Fighting New Zealanders, Join the R.N.Z.A.F. or the Air Training Corp
1944 Join the R.N.Z.A.F. & Fly with the Victory Squadrons
Fighting and Morale:
1940 New Zealand Fights for the Future
1942 New Zealand Fights
Production:
Finance:
1939-45 Guard Their Liberty. Buy Liberty Loan £1 Bonds
1942 ‘We Can Give It!’ Bonds for Bombers Week. Buy Your Bonds Today! 3% Bomber Bonds
1942 The Rising Sun Must Set. Give him Air Support with Bomber Bonds
1943 He Offers His Life! Will you not lend your money? 3rd Liberty Loan
Careless Talk:
Home Front:
1942 Target For To-Night. Are You Prepared For The Blackout?
China Korean War Propaganda Collection: On 3 October 1950, China attempted to warn the United States by way of its embassy in India that it would intervene if UN forces crossed the Yalu River. The United States did not respond as policymakers in Washington, including Truman, considered the warning to be a bluff. In late October 1950, China sent approximately 260,000 troops to fight in North Korea. (Wikipedia)
North Korea Korean War Propaganda Collection: After Korea was divided by the United Nations, both South and North Korea tried to take control of the whole Korean peninsula. There were a several small conflicts until North Korea attacked the South on June 25, 1950 which led to a full scale war. Where North Korean side was backed by China and Soviet Union against South Korea, which was backup by United Nations, leading by United States. Since 1953, there has been armistice between North and South Korea, but war has never ended officially.
USA Korean War Propaganda Collection: The United States of America (88% of foreign troops) and other members of the United Nations force (12% of foreign troops), came to the aid of South Korea in repelling the invasion, but within two months the defenders were pushed back to the Pusan perimeter, a small area in the south of the country, before the North Koreans were stopped. A rapid U.N. counter-offensive then drove the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel and almost to the Yalu River, and it was then that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) entered the war, albeit on the side of North Korea. The Chinese launched a counter-offensive that pushed the United Nations forces back across the 38th Parallel. The Soviet Union materially aided the North Korean and Chinese armies. The active stage of the war ended on 27 July 1953, when the armistice agreement was signed. The agreement restored the border between the Koreas near the 38th Parallel and created the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) wide buffer zone between the two Koreas. Minor outbreaks of fighting continue to the present day. (Wikipedia)
USA Korean War Propaganda Posters:
Recruiting:
1950 Wanted… More Men Like Mike! U.S. Army
1951 All Right… Let’s Go. U.S. Army
1951 The ‘Old Man’ U.S. Army. The Mark Of A Man
1951 A Special Message For High School Graduates. U.S. Army
1951 Bombs Away! U.S. Air Force
1951 Target for Tomorrow! Photo-mapped today by U.S. Air Force
1951 Wilco! U.S. Army
Fighting and Morale:
1952 Action-Packed Tales Of Real Combat! Battle Cry
1952 Atom-Age Combat. Stranger Than Fiction
1952 Battle Adventures Of Troops In Combat! Battle
1952 Canteen Kate
1952 Fighting Jets Over Korea! Captain Steve Savage and the Rockets of Death!
1952 Frontline Combat. War And Fighting Men
1952 Rugged Men And Deadly Action! War Fury
1952 War Heroes
Gear and Vehicles:
1950 Leaders in Peace of in War. Rayhteon’s Electronic Ability Brings You Truly Dependable Television Sets
1951 The Air Force In Korea! F-86 Sabre Jet!
1951 … To Protect the Supplies that Protect Us! Reynolds Aluminum
1952 New Grumman Cougar Is Now Combat-Ready
1952 United Nations Latest Weapon & Transport Vehicle. Westland s-55 Helicopters
Finance:
1952 1st Lieutenant Lloyd L.Burke U.S. Army Medal of Honor
1952 M-Sgt. Ernest R.Kouma Medal of Honor
USA Korean War Military Art:
1950 The American Soldier, Korea
1950 Boeing B-47
1951 F-86 Sabre – Korean War
1951 Air Guard in MIG Alley by William S. Phillips
1951 Cowboy Artillery at Soyang by Mort Kunstler
1951 Mission from Taegu by Gil Cohen
1951 Breakthrough at Chipyong-ni, Korea
1951 The Borinqueneers by Dominic D’Andrea
1951 The American Soldier
1951 The American Soldier, Korea
1952 The Sunshine Division in Korea by Rick Reeves
Slovenia WW2 Propaganda Collection: World War II in the Slovene Lands started in April 1941 and lasted until May 1945. The Slovene Lands were in a unique situation during World War II in Europe. In addition to being trisected, a fate which also befell Greece, Drava Banovina (roughly today’s Slovenia) was the only region that experienced a further step—absorption and annexation into neighboring Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Hungary.[1] The Slovene-settled territory was divided largely between Nazi Germany and the Kingdom of Italy, with smaller territories occupied and annexed by Hungary and the Independent State of Croatia. (Wikipedia)
Slovenia WW2 Propaganda Posters:
Partisans
Slovenes Home Guard:
1943 For the sake of the Fatherland. the first Slovenian illustrated magazine
1944 The goal of the bandits. Bolshevik Freedom!
1944 Jelendol – the work of the ‘liberators’
1944 U.S.A. Blesses Europe
1944 Donate for winter relief!
1944 You too are responsible for the fate of the Slovenian nation!
1944 A knife in the back at the fatal moment
1945 Give us this day our daily bread. Farmer, give the people the fruits of your land!
1945 Jelendol never again! Fight with us in a common front!
1945 A Slovenian does not throw away the blessing of heaven. The land of Te Klica!
Italy WW2 Propaganda Collection: Italy did not participate to the second world war, before France collapsed during summer 1940. 10 June Mussolini joined Italy to the “Pack of Steel”. There has been a lot of jokes about Italy’s performance during campaign in Greece and Africa, but the truth is that Italy were not ready for war and they were lacking military material support for the troops as well as the fascistic politic has replaced competitive leaders with the political corrects ones, which caused Italian forces to suffer for a poor leadership during all military campaigns. (Wikipedia)
Italy WW2 Propaganda Collection:
Recruiting:
1944 Enlist in the Artillery against Air Force aircraft
1944 Brother in Arms, Where Art Thou?
1944 The Focolare Movement Protects Us From Enemy Hatred! Enlist in the anti-aircraft units
1944 Take us as we are and when we want
1944 a kiss to my mother and off we go
Anti Enemy:
1940 Londra
1943 Bolshevism Against the Family
1943 Pax Britannica
1943 Pax Britannica
1943 Treacherous England
1943 Untitled
1944 .. to express my virtues, a smile is enough…
1944 September 8th!
1944 October 20!
1944 To All Misfortune All Our Help
1944 As they would like us
1944 defend it! It could be your mother, your wife, your sister, your daughter
1944 Here are the ‘Liberators’!
1944 Fratricide!
1944 Grosseto
1944 The Human Rights of the ‘Gangster Pilots’ Removed Forever by the United States from the Civil Consortium
1944 Free America Promises Dollars and Jobs to Italians …
1944 Workers of Italy! The ‘Liberators’ are already thinking about the future of your children…
1944 the ‘Freedom’… of the ‘liberators…!
1944 Liberator
1944 Liberatori Made In Anglo-America
1944 They Will Not Prevail
1944 Papa Save Me!
1944 For Great Britain all races and all people are equal
1944 Anglo-American produce…manhunt
1944 I know they are to blame!
1944 The ‘Liberators’ Have Passed
1944 Untitled
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1944 your friend?
1945 The Americans Are Back. 1938 Tourism. 1945 Sports
Great Britain WW1 Propaganda and Military Art Collection: The United Kingdom was one of the Allied Powers during World War I (1914–1918), and developed as a nation throughout the war in order to further its goal of defeating the Central Powers (the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria). The country’s armed forces were reorganised—the war marked the creation of the Royal Air Force, for example—and increased in size because of the introduction of forced conscription for the first time in the country’s history. At the outbreak of war, patriotic feelings spread throughout the country, and it has been argued that many of the class barriers of Edwardian England were diminished during the period. (Wikipedia)
Great Britain WW1 Propaganda Collection:
Recruiting:
1914 Britons ‘Wants You’. Join Your Country’s Army! God Save The King
1915 Irishmen. Avenge The Lusitania. Join An Irish Regiment Today
1915 Britain Needs You At Once
1915 Step Into Your Place
1915 Will You Make A Fourth?
1915 Daddy, what did You do in the Great War?
1916 Army Reserve (Military Service Act, 1916)
1918 Queen Mary’s Army Auxilliary Corps. Enrol To-Day
Fighting and Morale:
1915 Take Up The Sword Of Justice
1916 A Zeppelin Raider
Allies:
Anti Enemy:
Production:
Finance:
1914 The ‘Weekly Dispatch’ Tobacco Fund. ‘Arf A ‘Mo’ Kaiser!’
1915 Lend Your Five Shillings To Your Country And Crush The Germans
1917 Don’t Waste Bread! Save Two Slices Every Day and Defeat the ‘U’ Boat
1918 feed the guns with War Bonds and help to end the war
1918 National War Savings Committee. Southwark’s Aeroplane Week
1918 Put Strength In The Final Blow. Buy War Bonds
Health and Safety:
YMCA:
Red Cross:
1918 Hold up your end. Red Cross
Home Front:
1914 Dunlop Cycle Tyres. ‘Only me and Dumlops left’
Great Britain WW1 Military Art Collection:
1914 Ships of the British Navy
1914 Testing a tank by S. Begg
1916 Artillery strike on German troop locations
1918 A British mortar crew fires at enemies during the Battle of the Somme by Charles de Grineau
1918 Air battle of a British airplane with German fighters by Simpson
1918 Attack of British airplanes on the marching formations of German troops by Charles de Grineau
1918 British amphibious raid on Zeebrugge in Belgium by S. Begg
1918 British artillery fires volleys at German positions
1918 British pilots defeat German ones
1918 British soldiers rise to counterattack against the advancing Germans by Charles Woodville
1918 In hand-to-hand combat by F. Ch. Baude
Children’s book: The Great War:
1917 Cover of the book ‘The Great War’
1917 English and French soldiers in military uniform and with weapons
1917 Military airplanes and airships
1917 Tanks and tractors
1917 Bombs and grenades
1917 Ambulance vehicle and wounded soldiers
1917 Women in the army
1917 Military personnel of the armies of the Entente countries and their allies
1917 British Army personnel from the metropolis and its colonial possessions
1917 Flags of the Entente countries and their allies
Canada WW2 Propaganda Collection: Canada’s military was active in every theatre of war, though most battles occurred in Italy, Northern Europe, and the North Atlantic.
Over the course of the war, 1.1 million Canadians served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Of these more than 45,000 lost their lives and another 54,000 were wounded.
The war had significant cultural, political and economic effects on Canada, including the conscription crisis which affected unity between Canadian francophones and anglophones. However, the war effort not only strengthened the Canadian economy but further established Canada as a major actor on the world stage.(Wikipedia)
Canada WW2 Propaganda Collection:
Recruiting:
English Posters:
1940 Join the Team! Royal Canadian Air Force
1941 Canada’s New Army Needs Men Like You
1941 Let’s Go … Canada!
1941-42 Be Ready. The Army Must Finish The Job!
1942 Come on Canada!
1943 Come On, Peg – It’s Be Thrilling! Canadian Women’s Army Corps
1944 Christmas over there! Canadian Women’s Army Corps
French Posters:
1941 Let’s go – Y… Canadians! Enroll – We
Fighting and Morale:
English Posters:
1941 Every Canadian Must Fight!
1942 – To Victory
1943 Men of Valor. They fight for you
1943 Men of Valor. They fight for you
1943 Men of Valor. They fight for you
French Posters:
Production:
English Posters:
1941 The Lives Of These Men Depend On Your Work
1941 It’s Our War
1941 Get Your Teeth Into The Job
1943 Roll ’em Out!
1944 Keep Punching… Every Day!
French Posters:
1939-45 When? It’s yours!
Finance:
English Posters:
1939-45 If you don’t need it… Don’t Buy It
1940-45 You Serve by Saving. Buy War Savings Certificates
1941 Let’s Finish The Job. Buy Victory Bonds
1941-45 Waiting. Buy Victory Bonds
1943 All Aboard! Buy Victory Bonds
1944 They also Buy Victory Bonds
1945 Spring ’45. Buy Victory Bonds
French Posters:
1939-45 Until the End! Buy Victory Bonds
1943 All Together. Until the end! Let’s Buy Victory Bonds
Careless Talk:
English Posters:
1939-45 Beware. Spreading Vital Information Will Undermine Our War Effort. Do Your Part In Silence
1940 Beware. The Walls Have Ears
1941 Careless Words may cause Disaster!
1943 Sealed Lips Will Save Our Ships
1943 Danke Schön! ‘Thanks for the Tip-off’
1944 Shoptalk may be Sabotalk. The Walls Have Ears
Yugoslavia Kosovo War Propaganda Poster and Military Art Collection: In 1998, the Kosovo War began, following increased open combat with Yugoslav police and army units deployed by Milošević. The KLA found itself heavily outnumbered and outgunned in open combat, and had to use guerrilla tactics. Serbian police and VJ units attacked KLA outposts, attempting to destroy them, as KLA units attempted to avoid direct confrontation and use terrorist attacks, including bombings and ambushes, to weaken Yugoslav control.[53] Although unable to gain a strategic advantage, Yugoslav Army units found themselves in a tactical advantage against KLA units which lacked proper training. VJ units themselves lacked morale, and attacks were often directed against civilian targets rather than military targets. (Wikipedia)
Yugoslavia Kosovo War Propaganda Poster Collection:
1999 Nato
1999 The year is 1999 A.C. Europe is entirely occupied by the Americans. Well, not entirely..
1999 Sorry we didn’t know it was Invisible. Greetings From Serbia
1999 Sorry we didn’t know it was invisible. F-117A. Greetings From Serbia
Nato Kosovo War Propaganda Poster and Military Art Collection: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999. (Wikipedia)
