World War II Propaganda Collections
424 items
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- Campaign election leaflet in support of the SPD during the November 6, 1932 Reichstag election. It highlight all the service that the SPD has already done for German citizens, starting with Ebert serving as the first president of the Weimar Republic and the party's effort in writing the Weimar Constitution. It criticizes the NSDAP by saying that it has no official leadership and it isn't trustworthy.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign election leaflet for the KPD in the November 6, 1932 elections. It calls out to workers to fight against opposing parties and their claims to support the workers during strikes. They deny that the NSDAP is against wage cuts since they have used the SA to break up strikes. It is the KPD that is fighting against hunger and facism, and that all workers should support.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. One large circle in the center with two smaller circles on each side with the number "50" written inside.
- Date Created:
- 1921-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. "Bezirk 16 Köpenick" -Köpenick District 16; pointalism image of a boat on a river along a city; Köpenick around 1820.
- Date Created:
- 1921-09-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Election campaign leaflet for the Christlich-sozialen Volksdienstes, the Protestant movement, for the Landtag elections of 1932 in Presusse. The front warns voters what lays ahead if they do not choose the right party, destruction, civil war, and demise. The back lists what the party fights for, including a state founded on God, a righteous social order, and Christian schooling. It also, lists what they are fighting against including corruption and the trash and filth in literature, the theater, the movies, and on the radio.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 50 million Marks monochrome German note. White background with black text; image of Öhringen city square
- Date Created:
- 1923-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 100 Marks monochrome German note. "M" written in the center of a blue design element on the left and right side of the bill; warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment)
- Date Created:
- 1922-08-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops. It brings forward two questions for American fighting troops including, what chance they have to get home alive and what they will be facing when they get home. It tells the soldier that they have little chance to get home facing the German lethal weapons and that once they get home they will face unemployment and an economic crisis. Therefore, what are they fighting for?
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 5 Francs monochrome Moroccan bill, with watermark of a profile view of a lion. Large Arabic text states the name of the bank (Bank of Morocco) and bill's denomination. Arabic calligraphy at bottom, in white, says "Khamsa," the Arabic word for five. Small Arabic text at the top of note translates as: "If anyone commits the crime of altering Moroccan currency, he and those participating with him will be punished according to Moroccan law."
- Date Created:
- 1941-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Translated as Songbook of the National Socialist German Worker Party or NSDAP, this work was designed to promote songs which would be sung in streets and beer halls during the height of the popularity of the National Socialist movement. Historians of music have noted that "Nazi" music represented an attempt to identify authentically German music to create a national cultural history (see Potter, Pamela M., "What is "Nazi Music"? The Music Quarterly, vol. 88, No. 3 (Autumn 2005), pp. 428-455). This work is discussed in Jung, Michael. Liederbücher im Nationalsozialismus: Dokumente. Vol. 2. Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität zu Frankfurt am Main, 1989. This is a part of Western Michigan University's World War II Propaganda digitized collections. "In Zusammenarbeit mit den Gliederungen der Bewegung herausgegeben vom Kulturamt der Reichspropagandaleitung. 41 neubearbeitete Auflage" indicates that this is a revised and authorized edition. and Unsere Hymnen -- Lieber für unsere Feiern -- Fahneneinmarschlieder für unsere Feiern -- Unsere Marschlieder -- Landsknecht- und Soldatenlieder
- Date Created:
- 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign election leaflet against Franz von Papen and in support of the NSDAP and Hitler during the Reichstag elections of November. It claims that under Papen the wages will be lowered so far down that working German families would no longer be able to survive. It tells the voters to fight for the removal of the capitalistic economy that exploits them and to embrace the system of National Socialism.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops. It warns soldiers of the problems they will face when they return home following the war, meager pensions and unemployment. A portion of the leaflet is missing.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign flyer sponsored by the Central Association of Disabled Workers and Widows in support of the Eiserne Front during the 1932 Reichstag election. It includes information for voters as to why they should not support the NSDAP, Communist Party, or Papen. It also includes various political cartoons staring Hitler and Papen. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 5 Francs polychrome Algerian bill, showing a veiled woman with fruit at Port d'Algers. Inscription at the bottom, "In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful, and woe to the defrauders." (Quran 83.1)
- Date Created:
- 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Membership Booklet for the German Labor Front from 1936. It belongs to a man named Rardhel, K. born in 1898. The front of the book has many pages filled with stamps to indicate that the laborer had paid their dues. It instructs the members that everyone was responsible for reading, "Der Angriff," "Völkischer Beobachter," "Arbeitertum," and "Der Aufbau." Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object. and Mitgliedsbuch -- Zur besonderen Beachtung -- An = und Abmeldungen -- Erwerbslosen = und Krankenuntersstützung -- Notfallunterstützing, Sterbegeld und Heiratsbeihilfe -- Bescheinigungen über Ruhen der Beitragspflicht -- Jedes Mitglied der Deutschen Arbeitsfront liest folgende Zeitungen
- Date Created:
- [1935 TO 1936]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign election leaflet in support of the SPD and the Eiserne Front during the November 6, 1932 Reichstag election. The front says that the SPD is against Papen, Hitler, and Thälmann and that they are in support of a Germany filled with peace and freedom. The back includes the number of the seats occupied by different political parties under Müller, Brüning. and Papen-Hitler.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- A special supplemental provided by Der Zeitschrift that provides color images of the various aspects of the uniforms that members of the German Luftwaffee wore. Amongst them are arms colors, insignias, medals, letters on epaulets, and badges for special service positions.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- The cover shows an indigenous woman welcoming a German soldier on one of the Pacific islands. The article inside on the left, "USA Zahlen rausch auf dem Papier," pokes fun at the discord between plans and actions in the United States. Meanwhile, the article on the right, "Ein Sowjet-Panzer fliegt in die Luft," documents the destruction of a Soviet tank.
- Date Created:
- 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 2 Rentenmark polychrome German note. Brown background with dark brown text: "Ausgegeben auf Grund der Vorordnung vom 15. Oktober 1923." A watermark in the bottom, right corner.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Brown rectangle with two lighter "50"s on the right and left side. Around the rectangle is a border with text: "Dieser Schein verliert seine Gültigkeit einen Monat nach dem Tage an dem der Magistrat zu Halle durch die Halleschen Zeitungen und durch öffentlichen Anschlag zu seiner Einlösung auffordert." ("This bill loses its value one month after the magistrate of Halle calls for its redemption via newspapers and public notices")
- Date Created:
- 1920-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Election leaflet supporting Ernst Thälmann (KPD) for the 1932 Reichspresident election. The front blames the Nazi Party of enslaving the youth of Germany. The back criticizes opponents of the KPD by revealing the "mask" and "true colors" of the NSDAP, SPD, and Paul von Hindenburg. It concludes with reasons to vote for the KPD, the party of the poor against the rich.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Election campaign leaftlet in support of Otto Braun and Carl Severing of the Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD) during the April 24, 1932 Landtag elections of Freistaat Preussen. The front criticizes the opponent Adolf Hitler through illustration for appealing to many different groups including, the industrialists, workers, large landowners, and small cattle owners and farmers. Ensuring different groups different promises the SPD makes Hitler out to be a liar.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- This picture was included in the collection, "Deutschland erwacht. Werden, Kampf und Sieg der NSDAP (Germany awakens. Progress, Struggle, and Victory of the NSDAP). The photographs were included inside cigarette packages as a promotion and were collected by patrons. This collector's card shows members of the SA marching in Munich following the repeal of the uniform ban
- Date Created:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign election material printed in support of the NSDAP during the July 1932 Reichstag elections. It criticizes the opposing Sozialdemokratischen Partei (SPD) and Marxism. It blames the SPD for all of the problems in Germany and encourages voters to put their faith in the NSDAP in the upcoming election. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object. and Das geht Euch alle an: Volk, du musst zahlen weil dich die SPD. Verraten hat
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 100 thousand Marks monochrome German note. Green and white color scheme; 100000 in the center of the bill surrounded by green decoration
- Date Created:
- 1923-07-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 25 Pfennig monochrome German note. Brown and white. Image of the city of Frankfurt am Main in center.
- Date Created:
- 1919-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 50 thousand Marks monochrome German note. Black ink on white paper; warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment)
- Date Created:
- 1922-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. "50" in a red square in top, right corner; light green thick text.
- Date Created:
- 1919-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 1 million Marks German note. No image or text on this side of the bill. Because money was printed so fast, there was no time to print the back; often blank backs were later used to print propaganda messages.
- Date Created:
- 1923-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Election campaign leaftlet in support of Otto Braun and Carl Severing of the Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD) during the April 24, 1932 Landtag elections of Freistaat Preussen. The front criticizes the opponent Adolf Hitler through illustration for appealing to many different groups including, the industrialists, workers, large landowners, and small cattle owners and farmers. Ensuring different groups different promises the SPD makes Hitler out to be a liar.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops. It uses the image of a young girl on the front to encourage fathers to come home. The back warns soldiers that they may never make it home to their wives, sweethearts, mothers, children and all that they will be able to give them will be unbearable grief.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Allied propaganda leaflet dropped on Italian soldiers in order to inform them of how to say "I surrender" in English to the invading Allied troops. Also, included on the flyer is German directions to inform the German soldiers amongst the ranks of Italians.
- Date Created:
- [1944 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 1 million Marks polychrome German note. Black text; green on right side with oak leaf (symbolizing Weimar Republic) watermark; red fibers on green side of paper. Number: U 03121708. Warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment)
- Date Created:
- 1923-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Pamphlet that describes key events through the beginning of the Nazi movement. Included is Hitler's service in World War I, the expansion of the movement throughout the 1920s, and culminates with the annexation of Austria in 1938. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object.
- Date Created:
- 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Election leaflet supporting Ernst Thälmann (KPD) for the March 13, 1932 Reichspresident election. The front calls out to women through figures and drawings to recognize the discrepancy between state aid to working class families and affluent families under the leadership of Paul von Hindenburg. The back accuses Hindenburg of being the candidate of war and emergency decrees. It concludes urging voters to support the KPD, which promises peace, freedom, and bread.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- The article "Paris 1871, Paris 1940" compares the victory and occupation of Paris during the Franco-Prussian war and then during World War II. Major landmarks of Paris in the photos include, Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, and the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- The four-page article "Jews among themselves," provides a photojournalistic image of the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland. The horrific conditions of the ghetto are not displayed however, and instead the author focuses on the reasons and justifications for the Jews being separated.
- Date Created:
- 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Black and yellow ink. The text around the boarder reads: "Dieser Gutschein wird in den Stadtkassen in Zahlung genommen. Er verliert sie Gültigkeit 1 Monat nach erfolgter Bekantgeb." Number on bill: 17793.
- Date Created:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 10 billion Marks monochrome German note. Text in green ink; background: rows of laurel leaves; border along the edge.
- Date Created:
- 1923-10-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign literature for Adolf Hitler that asks the voter not to split the vote between Hitler and Hindenburg. It argues that by doing so the voter allows Thälmann (KPD) or Duesterberg (DNVP) a chance. Ultimately, the literature supports the voting of Hitler over the incumbent Hindenburg.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election campaign leaflet for the Nazi party in the 1932 Landtag elections. This leaflet focuses on the town of Koburg, Germany and why the Nazi party is the right choice for their votes. It tells the voters of the good that had happened since the election of the NSDAP mayor in 1929.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Allied propaganda leaflet dropped on German troops. It provides information about the German and Austrian home front. It covers the issues of labor, family life, the war frontlines, and the health front. It describes for the troops the many hardships that their families are facing.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 100 Marks polychrome German note. Dark blue on lighter blue; red embedded fibers on left; large imperial eagle (with crown); two red seals; Nr 4633686F; warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment)
- Date Created:
- 1908-02-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- American propaganda leaflet that was dropped on fighting German troops. The front tells the soldiers that anyone who is fighting still, Is actually fighting against Germany since the NSDAP party has done nothing to help them. The back is a questionnaire that could be filled out by captured soldiers to be delivered to the International Red Cross in Geneva.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on Bulgarians. It claimed that if the Bulgarians let the British and the Americans into Bulgaria that the Russians would break their treaty and invade Macedonia and Bulgaria.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Date Created:
- [1941 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- The cover features two soldiers on the Russian front. The various photographs and articles inside deal with different events in the war including the sinking of the British cruiser, "Dorsetshire," the sinking of the American aircraft carrier, "Yorktown," and the recruitment of Jewish men for the British army.
- Date Created:
- 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Facts in Review was published by the German Library of Information in New York and provided the American public a view of World War II through the eyes of Germany. This issue printed on May 19, 1941, provided Hitler's full speech given May 4, 1941 before the Reichstag, which outlined the reasons behind the war with Great Britain. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object.
- Date Created:
- 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Germany newspaper printed in Berlin. The front deals with the Battle of Kunersdorf during the Seven Years' War and present military issues. The back page provides varying amounts of information on the Summerfests happening around the area, different information in Berlin that had been posted on advertisement pillars and also, a list of Reichstag delegates for the NSDAP from the various areas.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election leaflet supporting Ernst Thälmann (KPD) for the 1932 Reichspresident election. It displays prominently a photo of Paul von Hindenburg and identifies him as the symbol of capitalism and militarism. The leaflet encourages the voter that the Red Front can defeat National Socialism.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election leaflet supporting Paul von Hindenburg for re-election in the 1932 Reichspresident election. This one in particular focuses on the youth voter and notifies them that the fate of Germany lies in their hands. Just like the million of youth voters that elected Hindenburg in 1925, the youth can re-elect Hindenburg in 1932. It tells the youth voter that a vote for Hindenburg is a vote for their future.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election campaign leaflet for the Christlich-sozialen Volksdienstes, the Protestant movement, for the Landtag elections of 1932 in Presusse. The front warns voters what lays ahead if they do not choose the right party, destruction, civil war, and demise. The back lists what the party fights for, including a state founded on God, a righteous social order, and Christian schooling. It also, lists what they are fighting against including corruption and the trash and filth in literature, the theater, the movies, and on the radio.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 10 Pfennig polychrome German note. Orange and black in color; decorated with wheat
- Date Created:
- 1921-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Leaflet created by Heinrich Anacker , containing his poem "Unser Führer (Our Führer)." The poem idolizes Hitler's patience in his many obstacles in his pursuit of leading the German people. It highlights the difference between those within the party, by venerating them, and then criticizing those outside of the party.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- This New Songbook for Soldiers includes tunes appropriate for marching which are considered to have roots in German folk songs. Historians of music have noted that "Nazi" music represented an attempt to identify authentically German music to create a national cultural history (see Potter, Pamela M., "What is "Nazi Music"? The Music Quarterly, vol. 88, No. 3 (Autumn 2005), pp. 428-455). This work is discussed in Jung, Michael. Liederbücher im Nationalsozialismus: Dokumente. Vol. 2. Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität zu Frankfurt am Main, 1989. This is a part of Western Michigan University's World War II Propaganda digitized collections.
- Date Created:
- [1939 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election leaftlet supporting Paul von Hindenburg for re-election in the 1932 Reichspresident election. This leaflet was printed during the second round of voting, which took place April 10. It stresses the importance of Hindenburg remaining President and tells the voters that it is their obligation to vote Hindenburg. Hindenburg is the embodiment of national unity and symbolizes Germany's freedom.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Date Created:
- [1941 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- The four-page article "Jews among themselves," provides a photojournalistic image of the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland. The horrific conditions of the ghetto are not displayed however, and instead the author focuses on the reasons and justifications for the Jews being separated.
- Date Created:
- 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 75 Pfennig polychrome German note. Image of a coat of arms assembled with the lion (symbol for Thüringen), the eagle (symbol for Germany), and the star with the two fish.
- Date Created:
- 1921-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Image of the "Bierstrasse," a row of houses.
- Date Created:
- 1921-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 10 Francs polychrome French bill, depicting female farmer with baby.
- Date Created:
- 1942-11-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 20 Marks polychrome German note. Red color tone; on the right side of the bill is an image of a man wearing a winged helmet (Mercury), on the left side is a woman wearing a helmet with three leaves (Minerva); underneath the date are signatures; the eagles in the seals of the "Reichsmarkverwaltung" are wearing crowns, signifying Imperial Germany.
- Date Created:
- 1918-02-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election leaflet supporting Adolf Hitler for the 1932 Reichspresident election. The leaflet explains the failures of current Reichspresident Paul von Hindenburg since his election to office seven years earlier in 1925 and promises to fulfill the hopes of these voters with the new election of Hitler. Voting Hitler ensures freedom, bread, and a fighting spirit against all enemies of German nationalism.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Brown background with dark blue text; lighter blue borders; watermark; Berliner bear.
- Date Created:
- 1921-09-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election leaflet supporting Ernst Thälmann (KPD) for the 1932 Reichspresident election. The front includes an excerpt from the Dresdner Volkszeitung of 1925, which contains a drawing and also a quote from the leader of the SPD. The back accuses Paul von Hindenburg, Heinrich Brüning, and Wilhelm Groener of being fat cats and that the voter should vote for the worker's candidate, Thälmann.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Print image of an old soldier in uniform with a peg leg and playing music from a music box for money; to the left of the image: "Soll es so wieder sein?"; to the right of the image: "Nein!"
- Date Created:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 1 million Marks polychrome German note. Black ink on white paper; embedded fibers on right; warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment)
- Date Created:
- 1923-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops. The back has a poem that was supposedly written by an American soldier. It describes the conditions abroad and how the soldier wishes he were back in Michigan instead of in Italy. It was intended to make other soldiers miss home.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 50 million Marks polychrome German note. White background with black and purple text, numbers, and coat of arms; "Fünfzig Millionen Mark zahlt die Stadtpflege dem Einlieferer gegen diesen Gutschein."
- Date Created:
- 1923-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 1 Mark polychrome German note. Some text, numbers, and borders are in red ink; text: "Gültig bis einen Monat nach Aufruf." Between two columns of text is an image of marching soldiers; creating a border around the image is text: "Die Waffenstreckung der französisch. Besatzung Glogaus und die übergabe an die Preussen und Russen am 17. April 1814."
- Date Created:
- 1920-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election campaign leaflet in support of the NSDAP, the Hitler movement, during the 1932 Reichstag election. It is anti-Iron Front and declares to the voter the reasons why the NSDAP is a better choice. It especially focuses on Germans in the labor unions, demanding they have work and a just wage.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election campaign leaflet in support of the NSDAP during the July 31, 1932 Reichstag elections. It calls out to members of the trade unions, general workers and employees, civil servants, unemployed persons, and retirees. It guarantees to these groups that the NSDAP is working for them and not for the big businesses. It blames the SPD of being in support of big business.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- An attachment provided by Der Zeitschrift that provides color images of the various aspects of the uniforms that members of the Deutschen Heeres wore. Amongst them are collar patches with embroidery, letter badges for the shoulder pieces, arms colors, epaulette, badges, and service position marks.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 25 Pfennig polychrome German note. Green and red in color
- Date Created:
- 1920-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 25 Pfennig polychrome German note. Orange background with black text
- Date Created:
- 1920-01-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 50 Pfennig monochrome German note. Dark green on light green; image of city hall. (City hall destroyed during WWII, but was rebuilt.)
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- The cover features the image of a young boy giving up his trumpet for the Führer in order to assist with the on going war effort. The article, "Luftschutz-Alarm im Zoo," explains the complications with so many different and dangerous animals in dealing with air-raid protection in the Leipzig zoo.
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 5 Francs polychrome French bill, with image of Pyrenean shepherd with village and hills in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1943-06-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 75 Pfennig polychrome German note. Two separate images of villages.
- Date Created:
- 1921-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 100 thousand Marks polychrome German note. Green, pink, and purple design and warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment)
- Date Created:
- 1923-02-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Allied propaganda leaflet dropped on Germans that outlined the Allied gains during the ongoing Allied offensive. It describes the Russian breakthrough towards Budapest, the closing battle around West Holland, the advance in Yugoslavia, the navy battle in the Adriatic Sea, and the large aerial victory over Cologne, Germany. It also, includes addition information about the city of Aachen, Germany and about the ongoing aid going to Greece.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- "Nach dem Mord in Paris," exhibits the story of Ernst vom Rath, a German diplomat who was assassinated in Paris by the Jewish youth, Herschel Grynszpan.
- Date Created:
- 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. A portrait of a dog with a red cross on its chest in the center; on either side of the dog is a silhouette of a man with the dog; the text below the images: "Die Ausgabe dieses Scheines ist von der Polizeikommission des Senats Bremen genehmigt. Er wird von der Commerz& Privatbank Filiale Oldenburg jederzeit eingelöst und verliert seine Gültigkeit, wenn er nicht drei Monate nach erfolgter Aufrufung in den bremischen Zeitungen eingelöst wird."
- Date Created:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Facts in Review was published by the German Library of Information in New York and provided the American public a view of World War II through the eyes of Germany. This issue printed on July 22, 1940, is comprised of war photos and provides a translated version of Hitler's Headquarters detailed report on the Second German Offensive in France. Also included is a comparative essay between the 1918 (World War I) and 1940 (World War II) Armistices at Compiègne. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object. and The Battle for France -- The Two Armistices at Compiegne
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election leaflet supporting Theodor Duesterberg (Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten) for the 1932 Reichspresident election. It encourages the voter that cares about deep-rooted Christian values, German families, art, and the elimination of unemployment to support Duesterberg. It also persuades the voter that a vote for Duesterberg and the liberation colors of black, white, and red is a vote against the Weimar Democracy and international Marxism.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 25 Pfennig polychrome German note. In the center of the bill the text is written in black ink and the amount is in orange; on the left side is a bushel of wheat, a gear, a helmet with wings, a sickle, and flowers; on the right side is a laurel branch, a sword, and a soldier's helmet. The text reads: "Dieser Gutschein der Handelskammer zu Göttingen verliert seine Gültigkeit 1 Monat nach erfolgter öffentlicher Aufforderung.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Coat of arms of Northeim, Duderstadt, Einbeck, and Uslar. German soldier with Germany flag in center. Silhouette of churches in background.
- Date Created:
- 1917-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Campaign election leaflet in support of Adolf Hitler during the 1932 Reichspräsident election. It declares that Hitler is what the people want and demand and that National Socialism is Germany's last hope. It discusses the issues of inflation and of the state of the German economy and provides solutions to voters. It also appeals to the women voters. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- American propaganda leaflet that was dropped on fighting German troops. The front tells the soldiers that anyone who is fighting still, Is actually fighting against Germany since the NSDAP party has done nothing to help them. The back is a questionnaire that could be filled out by captured soldiers to be delivered to the International Red Cross in Geneva.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Allied propaganda leaflet dropped on German soldiers questioning the reasoning behind the continued defense of Italy when there are already Allied troops in Germany. It was an attempt to dissuade German troops to drag on the fighting and the war.
- Date Created:
- [1944 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 2 million Marks German note. No image or text on this side of the bill. Because money was printed so fast, there was no time to print the back; often blank backs were later used to print propaganda messages.
- Date Created:
- 1923-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 1000 Rubles polychrome Russian bill. Swastika appears in the center.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 25 Pfennig polychrome German note. Title and numbers are partly colored in with green ink; in the face of the bill is an image of a monastery.
- Date Created:
- 1920-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- The title of this work indicates that it was designed for young Catholic women, though no such formal organization was developed by the National Socialists. The work includes a preface by Hermann Klens in German, was compiled by Aenne Unterberg, arranged by Wilhelm Josef Gehling and illustrated by Ernst Jansen-Winkeln. Historians of music have noted that "Nazi" music represented an attempt to identify authentically German music to create a national cultural history (see Potter, Pamela M., "What is "Nazi Music"? The Music Quarterly, vol. 88, No. 3 (Autumn 2005), pp. 428-455). This work is discussed in Jung, Michael. Liederbücher im Nationalsozialismus: Dokumente. Vol. 2. Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität zu Frankfurt am Main, 1989. This is a part of Western Michigan University's World War II Propaganda digitized collections. and Liedgruppen des Singebronn: Mein Lied dem Konig -- Tauet, Himmel -- Sufani -- Jungfrau-Mutter -- Passion -- Draußen im Land -- Ein Ringlein überbogen -- Tanze, klein Marei -- Frohsinn und Tanz -- Frühmorgens und zur Nacht
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Election campaign leaflet in support of the Communist party. It includes an excerpt from the Program of the NSDAP and then criticizes their program by asking where the solutions are that were promised. It tells voters to claim their place and show their determination by voting for Ernst Thälmann in the second round of the Reichspresidents voting on April 10 and in the Landtag election on April 24.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Leaflet created by Heinrich Anacker, containing his poem "Unser Führer (Our Führer)." The poem idolizes Hitler's patience in his many obstacles in his pursuit of leading the German people. It highlights the difference between those within the party, by venerating them, and then criticizing those outside of the party.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Some text, numbers, and borders are in orange ink; text: "Gültig bis einen Monat nach Aufruf." Between two columns of text is an image of a tower and courtyard; creating a border around the image is text: "Der Hungerturm im Schlosshof zu Glogau, in welchem 1488 auf befehl des Herzogs Johann 7 Ratsherren verhungern mussten."
- Date Created:
- 1920-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 10 billion Marks monochrome German note. Green ink; bold "10 Milliarden Mark" written over the watermark image of a wolf.
- Date Created:
- 1923-10-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Pamphlet provided to members of the NSKK to ensure their knowledge of motoring skills. These skills include understanding directions from traffic guards and rights of pedestrians. Extensive direction is written for bicycle riders and their responsibilities. Safety on public transportation, dealing with animals, and traffic issues associated with marches are addressed. Finally, it directs the reader on the meaning of traffic signs located along the roads. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object. and Einleitung -- Gib acht! -- Fussganger, gib acht! -- Radfahrer, gib acht! -- Offentliche Verkehrsmittel -- Marschierende Abteilungen! -- Reiter, gib acht! -- Achtung, Viehtrieb -- Kutscher, gib acht! -- Kraftfahrer, gib acht! -- Rücklicht-Bremslicht-Rückstrahler -- Gib acht Fahrzeuge der Wehrmacht, Polizei und Feuerwehr! -- Schutz des Verkehrs -- Gib acht auf die Verkehrszeichen!
- Date Created:
- [1937 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Anti-communistic propaganda pamphlet printed in 1933 that describes the ongoing fight in Germany between the NSDAP and the Communist party. The inside has not only information about the fight, but also political cartoons and photographs of various rally and party leaders from both sides. It shows the differences between life in Germany and what life would be like in "Soviet-Germany." Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object. and Gottlosigkeit -- Zersetzung von Jugend und Familie -- Ansittlichkeit -- Hunger und Terror! -- Adolf Hitler an die Völker der Welt -- Deutschland, das Schicksal der Welt
- Date Created:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections