Poster: Die Kriegsgefangenen kommen! and Frauen! geht den Männern voran! – Historic Poster Reproduction
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This rare vintage poster captures Poster: Die Kriegsgefangenen kommen! and Frauen! geht den Männern voran! in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Poster: Die Kriegsgefangenen kommen! and Frauen! geht den Männern voran!
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This 1919 poster carries a two-part headline: "Die Kriegsgefangenen kommen!" ("The prisoners of war are coming!") and "Frauen! geht den Männern voran!" ("Women, go ahead of the men!"). It addresses German women directly at a moment when the war had ended but millions of soldiers were still held abroad or waiting to return home. Repatriation was slow and uneven, and families faced long uncertainty while the country tried to absorb demobilized men. Women had gained the vote in Germany only weeks before the poster's date, in the January 1919 national election, so the call to step forward carries an added political charge.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,034 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1104_Die_Kriegsgefangenen_ko_1919 |
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