World War II Propaganda Collections
424 items
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- Back of 100 billion Marks polychrome German note. Bold "100 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
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- Front of 10 Pfennig polychrome German note. In the center of the bill is an image of a bridge over a river, with the sun rising in the background; on each side of the image is an image of flames.
- Date Created:
- 1918-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Allied propaganda leaflet that was dropped on German soldiers. It begins with a quote by Hitler from November 8, 1943 that guaranteed victory at the end of the war. The rest of the leaflet notifies the German troops of the actual progress of the war in areas in modern Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Serbia.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 100 thousand Marks polychrome German note. Green background with black text. Star cut-out-stamp.
- Date Created:
- 1923-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 80 Heller monochrome Austrian note. Black text on white paper.
- Date Created:
- 1920-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign literature printed in support for Hindenburg during the 1932 Reichstag President elections. It consists of quotations, stated from 1930-1932, from various members of the NSDAP party, including Göring and Hitler regarding the constitution and civil servants. It urges voters to protect their rights by voting Hindenburg.
- 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 10 Pfennig polychrome German note. Some text, numbers, and borders are in purple ink; text: "Gültig bis einen Monat nach Aufruf." Between two columns of text is an image of a king in armor; creating a border around the image of the king is text: "Herzog Konrad II Von Glogau, der Begründer der Glogauer Herzogslinie und die von ihm um 1250 errichtete Domkirche."
- Date Created:
- 1920-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 75 Pfennig polychrome German note. Some text, numbers, and borders are in blue ink; text: "Gültig bis einen Monat nach Aufruf." Between two columns of text is an image of King Friedrich II and a supporter; creating a border around the image is text: "König Friedrich II und die 1741 unter Prinz Leopold von Dessau erfolgte erstürmung der Oesterreich. Festung Glogau durch die Preussen."
- Date Created:
- 1920-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 100 million Marks polychrome German note. Black text on blue background; "100" in brown ink over watermark and blue and red fibers embedded in paper. Number: H 02659325. Warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment)
- Date Created:
- 1923-08-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 500 thousand Marks polychrome German note. Dark green on pink under print; green eagle in background; warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment).
- Date Created:
- 1923-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops. It tells the soldiers about the people behind the war and that these men will continue on the war to other places like a jungle war against Japan and a Third World War against Soviet Russia upon the conclusion of World War II. A large portion of the leaflet is missing.
- 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
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops. It uses the image of a young child on Christmas with skeleton soldiers in the background on the front. The back describes the feelings of a young child, a soldier, and mother during the Christmas season. It is intended to use Christmas to discourage soldiers.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 1 thousand Marks polychrome German note. Dark green ink on green and lilac background; Warning against falsification (punishment: no less than 2 years imprisonment).
- Date Created:
- 1922-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- German propaganda leaflet dropped on Allied troops. The front presents "the act" that the governments of America and Great Britain see from the Soviet Union and Stalin. The back then displays that it is only all an act by Stalin.
- Date Created:
- [1942 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 50 Pfennig monochrome German note. Light print of the village buildings; a banner of text above the image says, "Spare in the Zeit, hast du in der Not" (Save in time, you'll have money in time of need.) Steinau can refer to: Steinau an der Straße, a town in Hesse, Germany, Steinau, Lower Saxony, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, Steinau an der Oder, the German name for Ścinawa, a town in southwestern Poland, Steinau, the German name for Stonava, a village in the Czech Republic, Silesian Duchy of Steinau, or two tributaries of the Sieber in Osterode am Harz district in Germany: Große Steinau, Kleine Steinau.
- Date Created:
- 1918-12-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Campaign election leaflet for the KPD in the July 31, 1932 Reichstag election. It demands that the Treaty of Versailles be eliminated. It says that support for its repeal is coming from both Communists and workers in Germany and in France. It calls those who support the Treaty of Versailles warmongers.
- 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 fighting American soldiers. The front features a soldier walking through the snow past a barbed wire fence. The other side reminds soldiers what Christmas was like back home and how the war means that they may never make it home for turkey, sherry, or Christmas pudding. It told the soldiers that the safest place to be in Italy was as a P.O.W., where they would be fed, have cigarettes, and would be guaranteed to see Christmas at home again.
- Date Created:
- [1943 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- This article, "Der ewige Verrat," identified throughout history, moments where the Jews played the role of a traitor. Different countries, time periods, and events are covered, concluding in the assumption that the Jew is a parasite
- Date Created:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Election leaflet supporting Adolf Hitler for the 1932 Reichspresident election. It calls for a man like Hitler who understands the pain and suffering of the worker. It states that the safest fate for you and your family is in Hitler's hands.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- The cover shows soldiers leaving Flanders and heading back home. The article "Der Zussamenbruch," demonstrates the various breakdowns in the British government in dealing with the war in France and Belgium. It also highlights the volatile relationship between the British government and their citizens
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- This leaflet is a printout of the declaration of the Central Committee of the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD). First it outlines the history of the party from the founding of the Weimar Republic in 1919, until the current election of 1932. Next, it criticizes the opposition parties and other current national governments, including the United States and France. It concludes with reasons to support the KPD in upcoming elections. 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:
- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops. It tells the soldiers about the people behind the war and that these men will continue on the war to other places like a jungle war against Japan and a Third World War against Soviet Russia upon the conclusion of World War II. A large portion of the leaflet is missing.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- This article, "Der ewige Verrat," identified throughout history, moments where the Jews played the role of a traitor. Different countries, time periods, and events are covered, concluding in the assumption that the Jew is a parasite
- Date Created:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 1 Mark polychrome German note. The bill is divided into three columns. In the left column is an image of an elk. In the center is a map of the region, showing East Prussia and Memelland. In the right column is an image of a man standing on a raft. Memelland was occupied by Lithuania in the "Klaipėda Revolt" of 1923, annexed by Nazi Germany in March, 1939 and immediately reintegrated into East Prussia, annexed by Soviet Union in 1946, and made a part of the Lithuanian SSR in 1948. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it has been part of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Date Created:
- 1921-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Election campaign leaflet printed in support of Graf Westarp. It appeals to the voters who elected Paul von Hindenburg as an independent who can now vote Westarp as an independent. It tells them to vote against party-political radicalism that has led to inflation and Civil War in Germany.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Red color tone; black text; three white wreaths behind the block of text; text describes that the "Kreissparkasse Steinau" (Bank Steinau) will pay out the sum of 50 cents ("pfennige") to the person with the bill, without an identity check.
- Date Created:
- 1918-12-24T00:00:00Z
- 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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- Back of 500 Francs polychrome French bill, with two women possibly representing two of the seven liberal arts. The woman on the left may represent grammar, and the woman on the right may represent geometry.
- Date Created:
- 1946-09-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 50 Francs polychrome Algerian bill, with image of Algerian woman and child.
- Date Created:
- 1936-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 10 Marka polychrome Estonian banknote; green over reddish paper; hole punched into top right corner.
- Date Created:
- 1921-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- 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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- Front of 25 Pfennig polychrome German note. Brown and red; mostly text with eagles on left and right of text.
- Date Created:
- 1919-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Booklet provided to the members of the Hitler Youth to bestow cultural lessons and insights during wartime. Included are songs for the movement, books for youth to read, and multiple quotes from Hitler. Various inserts of speeches are also incorporated. A quote from Goethe is also in the booklet, creating a link from the Third Reich to a cultural legend of German literature. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object. and Lieber Kamerad! Liebe Kameradin! -- Unsere Feierstunden -- Vorschläge für zwei Feierstunden -- Deutsch sein heisst Charakter haben -- Der Führer an uns -- Die gewaltige Zeit, worin wir leben... -- Von Kampf, vom Mut und von der Treue -- Vom Einsatz im Alltag -- Lesungen zu Feierstunden -- über allem steht das eine Reich -- Nur wer die Furcht überwindet, findet den richtigen Mut -- Was wir selbst tun können, dürfen wir nicht Gott überlassen -- Offenes Singen -- "Es Leben die Soldaten" -- "Dem fröhlichen gehört die Welt!" -- Soldatenlieder Singen des Jungvolks -- Noch etwas zum Vorlesen in offenen Singstunden -- Zusammenstellung der wichtigsten Literatur für die Kulturarbeit in den Bannen und Untergauen
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- This article provides the complete text of Adolf Hitler's speech given before the Reichstag on January 30, 1939. The speech contained many threats against the Jewish populations of Europe and is referred to by many historians as "Hitler's Prophesy."
- Date Created:
- 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 100 million Marks polychrome German note. Empty with an illegible note scribbled on its back. 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:
- 1923-08-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 50 Pfennig monochrome German note. Dark green text on light green background of ships on waves; Kiel's coat of arms
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 1 trillion 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:
- 1923-10-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- 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:
- Front of 500 thousand Marks polychrome German note. Blue and white, the colors of the Bavarian flag, background; black ink; purple stamp of a dragon, Murnau's coat of arms.
- Date Created:
- 1923-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 500 Marks monochrome German note. Beige background and very light brown text. Number 500 written largely in the center.
- Date Created:
- 1922-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 10 Marks polychrome German note. Olive green paper with wavy lines; a woman on either side of the "Zehn Mark;" purple Reichsschuldenverwaltung symbol with crown-wearing eagle on left over watermark and embedded blue and red fibers.
- Date Created:
- 1906-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 50 Pfennig monochrome German note. Black and white design, image of castle in the center
- Date Created:
- 1917-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 100 Francs polychrome Moroccan bill, with image of Aït Benhaddou, Morocco, and two watermarks of a lion (profile and frontal views).
- Date Created:
- 1941-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Campaign literature of the Nazi Party that criticizes the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) for the economic failures in Germany. It explains to voters that the future belongs to the NSDAP, and should be against the SPD and Jewish capitalism. Ending the flyer is the slogan, "Long live Adolf Hitler."
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Allied propaganda leaflet that was dropped on German soldiers fighting in Italy. The front has a map that shows the cities in Italy that had been bombed. The back provides information to the German troops about the bombed supply lines in Italy, Germany, and Switzerland and how it has affected the train schedule.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- 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
- Notes:
- Election leaflet supporting Adolf Hitler for the 1932 Reichspresident election. It calls for a man like Hitler who understands the pain and suffering of the worker. It states that the safest fate for you and your family is in Hitler's hands.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 1 Rentenmark polychrome German note. Green background with dark green 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