World War II Propaganda Collections
424 items
- Notes:
- Back of 10 Pfennig polychrome German note. Green and white colors; black text; this bill loses its value one month after the public announcement.
- Date Created:
- 1918-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. "50" is written to look like leaves decorated with flowers; Stadt Schleswig's coat of arms: a moon and a star on either side of a castle; watermark of the coat of arms.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Front of 500 thousand Marks polychrome German note. Red ink on white paper; watermark on right in blue; red fibers embedded in blue side. 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
- Date Created:
- [1941 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Allied propaganda leaflet dropped on the Germans. It mocks Hitler and the leadership of the NSDAP by providing the Germans with direct quotes from Hitler's "Mein Kampf." On the other side are quotes from leaders of the party including, Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler, and Göring. Many of the quotes deal with the party's demand for Germans to fight until the very end.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Back of 80 Heller polychrome Austrian note. Black and white portrait of Anton Bruckner (composer 1824-1896); yellow background.
- Date Created:
- 1920-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- World War II Propaganda Collections
- Notes:
- Propaganda leaflet dropped on fighting American soldiers. The cover shows an image of young boys singing in a Christmas choir next to a Christmas tree. The back describes how the men fighting the war have been breaking the commandment, "Thou shalt not kill." It reminds them how even choirboys get sick of fighting and eventually all start to sing in unison, and can't the men on the front learn a lesson from these boys?
- 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:
- Form provided to German citizens by the German police to fill out in order to register to display a signal light. These lights would then signify that the homes would accept evacuated or injured Germans who lost their homes during an air raid. The form itself asks for basic information from the host family, including number of children, religion, and also whether they are Aryan, mixed, or non-Aryan.
- Date Created:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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