| Image | 
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| Ref No | GS0620 |
| Alt Ref No | GS0620 |
| Artist or Creator | Sidney 'George' Strube |
| Title or Caption | The new army of occupation |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Daily Express |
| Date | 21 Jul 1941 |
| Format | Artwork |
| Size | 38 x 53.2cm |
| Technique | black ink/blue crayon |
| Embedded text or transcript | Shoot!
But I can't see them, Mein Fuhrer!
...- ...- ...- ...- ...-
VVVVV |
| Person Depicted | Hitler; Adolf (1889-1945) |
| Implied text | The V for victory campaign |
| Notes | Bottom margin : 4 cols The V Campaign in Occupied Countries. - Mobilisation of Europe's "Underground Army" against the Nazis. At midnight on July 19-20 Colonel Britton, broadcasting to the occupied countries from London, announced the mobilisation of all oppressed peoples under the V (Victory) symbol against the Germans. "At this moment," he said, "men and women all over Europe are dedicating themselves to the continuation of this war against Nazi Germany until the V - the sign of Victory and Freedom - is triumphant. In a few minutes there will be millions of new V's on walls and doors and pavements all over Europe. It's dark now. If you listen you may hear distant bugles sounding the V rhythm, or drums tapping. Perhaps you'll hear a train whistle sounded by one of your comrades... The V army, must be a disciplined army. When the moment comes it will act in such a way that the Germans are powerless. But wait for the word. To-day we sign on. Good luck to you". ... [Keesing's Contemporary Archives p.4706] |
| Subjects | Armed forces |
| Third Reich 1933-45 |
| Nazism |
| Germany |
| firearms |
| soldiers |
| V for victory |
| Defence |
| propaganda |
| Music |
| Morse Code |
| government |
| Politics |
| drums |
| ciphers |
| codes |
| words |
| resistance groups |
| political parties |
| Weapons |
| tanks |
| Proverbs and sayings |
| Historical periods and persons |
| musical instruments |
| World War 1939-1945 |
| Copyright holder | Express Syndication Ltd |
| Copyright contact details | syndication.queries@express.co.uk |
| Location of artwork | Returned to Beaverbrook Foundation, 1998 |
| Relates to cartoon | GS0620 |
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| 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. | | |