NOTICE = INFORMATION Dual language text only poster with a red border announcing penalties for those helping anti-German forces
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 31.500 inches (80.01 cm) | Width: 46.750 inches (118.745 cm)
Creator(s)
- Militärbefehlshaber in Frankreich [Military Commander in France] (Issuer)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Gary and Nina Wexler.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gary and Nina Wexler
Scope and Content
Broadside published in German occupied France announcing penalties for offering aid to enemy forces or for interacting with enemy military paraphernalia. Violators will be tried in German court and possibly punished by death. Rewards are offered to those who turn in people, property, or information. Individuals who help enemy forces will be punished, those who turn in people, property, or information are offered a reward. It is issued by the Militärbefehlshaber in Frankreich [Military Commander in France].
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Offset lithograph text only poster on paper with a printed red border and French and German text in black ink. There are 2 columns of text, the left in German, the right in French, with a bold font title at the top: the two sides are divided by a vertical black center line.
Subjects
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Posters.
- Propaganda--Germany--History--20th century.
- Propaganda--France--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--France--Posters.
- Fascism--Posters.
- Nazi propaganda--Posters.
Genre
- Object
- Posters