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whole: the image covers the main, with the title incorporated. Further text is positioned top right and at the bottom, in
black.
image: a French soldier stands in No-Man's Land. A shell is embedded in the ground at his feet and a German stahlhelm lies nearby. The
title is carried in the smoke in the background.
text: 'Toute la France debout pour la Victoire du Droit'
ON NE PASSE PAS! 1914 1918
Maurice Neumont 1918
Par deux fois j'ai tenu et vaincu sur la Marne,
Civil, mon frère,
La sournoise offensive de la 'paix blanche' va t'assailler ton tour,
Comme moi, tu dois tenir et vaincre, sois fort et malin.
Méfie-toi de l'hypocrasie boche.
Union des Grandes Associations Françaises contre la propagande ennemie.
VISA No. 13.037
H. CHACHOIN, Imp. PARIS
['All France stand up for the Victory of Right'. They Shall not Pass! 1914 1918. Twice I have held on and conquered on the Marne, Civilian,
my brother, the sly offensive of the 'mock peace' is going to assault you in our turn, Like me, you must hold on and conquer, be strong and
shrewd. Distrust Boche hypocrisy. Union of the Great French Associations against enemy propaganda.]
This poster commemorates the two Battles of the Marne. In September 1914 the Germans were approaching Paris and defeat
seemed inevitable, but at the First Battle of the Marne a combined French and British force halted the German advance. Both sides realised
that a rapid victory was now unlikely, and turned instead to the defensive strategy of trench warfare, resulting in a stalemate that lasted
for most of the war.
Four years later the Germans were again at the Marne, but once more the advance was stopped. The subsequent counterattack ended the last
major German offensive on the Western Front.
VISA No. 13.037 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | FR.O Union des Grandes Associations Françaises Military Personnel WW1 French Home Front Landscape Propaganda | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Union des Grandes Associations Françaises | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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