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Description: | Concept: recruiting, military personnel, inter-war, fire / fire fighting, supernatural events, cityscape, religion, weapons, portrait / personification, natural phenomena / time / weather, allegory Description: whole: the image occupies the upper two-thirds. The title is separate and positioned in the lower third, in white gothic script. The text is separate and positioned in the lower third, in grey gothic script and in white. The title and text are set against a blue background. Further text is integrated and positioned lower left, in grey. image: a full-length depiction of the Archangel Michael standing on a clifftop that overlooks a city and a river. He holds a flaming sword in his hand and gestures towards a cloud of black smoke that rises in the distance. Within the cloud, an image of a human skull with fangs is visible. text: frei nach dem bekannten Gemälde Völker Europas, wahret Eure Heiligsten Güter! NATIONS EUROPÉENNES Défendez vos biens sacrés! Russland zusammengestürzt; Ungarn brennt, Flammen züngeln gen Westen! Kämpft gegen den grössten Brandherd! Hütet Euch vor einem Sklavenfrieden! Er reisst den Damm im Osten weiter ein und ganz Europa stürzt ins Chaos! Osthilfe E. V. Vollbehr NATIONS OF EUROPE Join in the defence of your faith and your home! Hauptgeschäftsstelle Berlin W.9, Köthenerstr, 44 Checkkonto 54247, Berlin N.W.7. Telegramme: Ostschutzhilfe Berlin Fernspr. Lütz. 2209, Stpl. 9045. Hollerbaum und Schmidt. Berlin. N. 65. [Freely based on the well-known painting. Peoples of Europe, protect your most sacred possessions! European nations defend your sacred possessions! Russia collapsed; Hungary is burning, flames are licking westwards! Fight against the greatest source of fire! Preserve yourselves from an ignominious peace! It will further demolish the dam in the east and the whole of Europe will collapse into chaos! Osthilfe [Aid to the east], a registered association. Vollbehr. Head office [address]. Current account 54247, Berlin N.W.7. Telegram address: Ostschutzhilfe Berlin [telephone numbers].] Object: sword, skull | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: Hollerbaum und Schmidt, Berlin N65 Publisher/Sponsor: Freiwillige Wirtschaftshilfe für den Ostschutz | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2649... | Go to resource |
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