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Description: | Concept: cartoons, caricature, death, action, emblems, historical reference, medals / orders / decorations, military personnel, military vehicles, motor vehicles, surrender / retreat, uniform, weapons, wounded / disabled, propaganda Description: whole: three separate images, one underneath the other, with the title and text separate and positioned between the images, in red and in black. Additional text is integrated and positioned lower right, in black, and set against a yellow background. image: the upper image depicts a decapitated Teutonic Knight being attacked with four red lances. One lance penetrates his body, another penetrates his head. The central image depicts two German First World War soldiers fleeing from three red bayonets. One of the soldiers has a sword stuck in his back. The lower image depicts Adolf Hitler being run over by a large red Soviet tank. text: [Russian text] WE SMASHED THE ENEMY WITH LANCES [Russian text] WE SMASHED THE ENEMY WITH RIFLES [Russian text] AND NOW WE'RE SMASHING HIM ... WHEREVER WE CATCH HIM REPRODUCTION OF SOVIET WAR POSTER [artist's signature]41 M of S 25-12-41 [We fought the enemy with lances. We fought the enemy with rifles. And now we are figthing him with weapons of steel wherever we catch him.] Object: lance, armour, sword, bayonet, helmet, tank, pistol | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Kukryniksi Publisher/Sponsor: Ministry of Supply Associated Person: Hitler, Adolf | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2629... | Go to resource |
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