Soviet Union Ministry of Defense propaganda poster
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Sybil Milton.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sybil Milton
Scope and Content
Polychrome poster with two caricatured images. The top image is of Hitler with his nose, shaped like an arrow, pointing at a red star with "MOCKBA" ("Moscow") written around it; the bottom image is of Hitler being hit in the nose by a rifle butt with a red star. The caption to the top image reads: "Here is Hitler's advance;" the caption to the bottom image reads: "The front line straightens."
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Polychrome poster with two caricatured images. Top image of Hitler with nose pointing at "MOCKBA" (Moscow) around red star; bottom image of Hitler hit in the nose by a rifle but with a red star.
People
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Soviet Union.
Genre
- Object
- Posters