Visual Propaganda During World War II: A Key Element of Communication and Persuasion on the Societies of Germany and the United States

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Examples

  

1933 Poster: Recruiting S.A. Troops

 

Winter of 1935 Poster: For Aid for Needy translates into, "No one shall go hungry! No one shall be cold!"

 

1943 Poster: Translates into, "The Jew: The inciter of war, the prolonger of war"

 

Poster recruiting SS troops

 

Poster promoting Germany civilian's support for the war: translates into, "This is how we fight. You, too, must work for victory."

 

Poster glorifying Hitler and his army in a pro-Christian manner

 

Poster promoting production this translates into, "You are the Front"

 

1933 poster promoting German goods: Translates into "Hitler is building. Help him. Buy German goods"

 

Poster promoting Germany to tune in to there radios and listen to Hitler, Translates, "All Germany hears the Führer on the People's Receiver."

 

German anti-Jewish, text translates to, "Just as it is often hard to tell a toadstool from an edible mushroom, so too it is often very hard to recognize the Jew as a swindler and criminal"

 

Visual Propaganda, promotes that not only the young need to do their jobs but also the elderly, "Enlist now!"

 

Poster promoting no talking about military knowledge or rumors, the client says "Well, I can tell you that...", the text reads, "The enemy is listening!" 

 

Pro-Arian poster promoting large families and having many children

 

1945 Anti-Jewish Poster: Depicts a woman with stereotypical Jewish features and has her hair as snakes to symbolize evil