World War II Propaganda Collections
424 items
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- Back of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Black and white text; number 50 on red background in top right corner
- Date Created:
- 1919-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- The article "Greuel jüdischen Sowjet-Kommissare" displays shocking photos of dead in the Soviet Union, supposed not be a result of German force. In addition the civilians are scoffed at, "So live and fight the people of Soviet-Paradise," supporting the idea that Germany's influence is necessary. Portrait of Hermann Göring on cover.
- 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 1 Mark polychrome German note. Salmon colored with black text; image of Saint Elizabeth standing before two poor people. Weisensee coat of arms at bottom.
- Date Created:
- 1921-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- 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
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- Nazi propaganda leaflet dropped on American troops serving in Italy. It discusses the conditions that will be occurring in the upcoming fall along the river Po. In order to help with the boredom of endless rains it supplies the troops puzzle questions to keep them busy. The questions remind the soldiers of home and of the poor conditions of the war.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 25 Pfennig polychrome German note. Figures and Flesburg coat of arms.
- Date Created:
- 1920-01-16T00:00:00Z
- 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?
- 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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- Front of 2 Lire Italian monochrome bill, brown in color, featuring Julius Caesar.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Photographer Hugo Pfeiffer of Itzehoe, Germany captures a Russian prisoner near Leningrad in September 1941. The caption on the back provided by Pfeiffer states, "Ich bin ein Jüd!! (I am a Jew!!)" Black and white photograph. Handwritten on back of picture: Vor Leningrad Sept. '41, Russ. Gefangener; Ich bin ein Jüd!! Stamped: Hugo Pfeiffer
- 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. White and green background with red text; "Hauptstaatskasse in Hamburg"
- Date Created:
- 1917-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 25 Pfennig monochrome German note. Black and gray color scale; image of sailboats at sea and the text, "Gültig bis 31.12.1920; Pf 25 Pf; Dieser Gutschein wird von unserer Stadtkasse eingelöst."
- Date Created:
- 1919-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Back of 50 million Marks monochrome German note. Print image of Schiller's house of birth, and quote by Schiller, "Wir wollen trauen auf den höchsten Gott / Und uns nicht fürchten vor der Macht der Menschen" (We want to trust the highest God, and not fear the power of humans). Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 - May 9, 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist.
- Date Created:
- 1923-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- Front of 5 Marks monochrome German note. White background with blue text and border of oak leaves with acorns. No 10867.
- Date Created:
- 1918-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- 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
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- Election leaflet supporting Paul von Hindenburg for re-election in the 1932 Reichspresident election. It encourages voters to support Hindenburg once again since he was able to keep Germany united for his seven years in office. It notifies the voter that every vote for Hindenburg is an aid to the diplomatic battle occurring in Geneva and Alsace-Lorraine.
- 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. Blue color bill with image of a farmer walking along a field with a sickle.
- Date Created:
- 1921-08-01T00:00:00Z
- 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
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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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- Election leaflet supporting Ernst Thälmann (KPD) for election in the 1932 Reichspresident election. This leaflet was printed during the second round of voting, which took place April 10. It appealed to the members of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (ADGB) or to anyone in an organized union. It tells them to join in the march against capitalism and the imperialistic war by supporting Thälmann.
- Date Created:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
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- 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
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- Nazi Propaganda leaflet dropped on fighting American soldiers. The image of the young daughter on the front pleads to fighting American soldiers who are fathers. The back includes a poem that tells how sad the children and wives are at home while their fathers and husbands are off fighting.
- Date Created:
- [1942 TO 1945]
- 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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- Back of 500 thousand marks polychrome German note. Blue, green, and yellow image of a dragon spitting money (with denomination 500 thousand Marks) into a crowd of people in a city street.
- Date Created:
- 1923-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections