| Image | 
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| Ref No | DL1918 |
| Alt Ref No | DL1918 |
| Artist or Creator | David Low (1891-1963) |
| Title or Caption | The gambler's biggest bet |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Evening Standard |
| Date | 08 Sep 1942 |
| Format | Artwork |
| Size | 40 x 47.5cm |
| Technique | black ink |
| Embedded text or transcript | Stalingrad or bust |
| Person Depicted | Hitler; Adolf (1889-1945) |
| Notes | September 8; Eastern Front: W. of Stalingrad the Russians made a further withdrawal after heavy defensive fighting against large enemy forces. S.W. of the city the Red Army repulsed three major attacks by 200 German infantry regiments supported by strong Luftwaffe formations and 300 tanks; Moscow reported that a wedge driven into the Soviet positions had been eliminated after a counter-thrust and the enemy brought to a standstill in the face of a "wall of fire" from artillery and anti-tank guns... [Keesing's Contemporary Archives p.5354] |
| Subjects | Emblems |
| swastika |
| Germany |
| Flags |
| Russia |
| military planning |
| Stalingrad |
| Gambling |
| Armed forces |
| casualties |
| Royal Air Force |
| World War 1939-1945 |
| Copyright holder | Associated Newspapers Ltd. / Solo Syndication |
| Copyright contact details | Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT solo@solosyndication.com |
| Location of artwork | Returned to Beaverbrook Foundation, 1998 |
| Relates to cartoon | DL1918 |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | About | Multimedia | Image |
| GB/BCA/394 | Hitler; Adolf (1889-1945) | 1889-1945 | Born in Austria. Politician and leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party). He served as German chancellor from 1933-1945 and head of state (Fuhrer) from 1934-1945. He established a single-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideals of national socialism. He gained support for his views on German nationalism, anti-Semitism, anti-capitalism and anti-communism through his impassioned speeches and propaganda. He wanted to establish a New Order of absolute rule in Europe and pursued a policy of seizing land by force for the Aryan people. | | |