Reichswehr Brigade 25 (Deutsche Schutzdivision). Freiwillige melden sich ... – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Reichswehr Brigade 25 (Deutsche Schutzdivision). Freiwillige melden sich ..., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Reichswehr Brigade 25 (Deutsche Schutzdivision). Freiwillige melden sich ...
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A color lithograph from 1919, this poster takes its title from the unit it advertises, Reichswehr Brigade 25, billed as the "Deutsche Schutzdivision," or German protection division, and its call "Freiwillige melden sich" asks volunteers to step forward. It was printed in the chaotic months after Germany's defeat, when the new republic was rebuilding its armed forces under the Treaty of Versailles, which capped the army at 100,000 men. Recruiting posters like this one were a common way to fill those ranks, and the catalog also lists coats of arms among its subjects, a reminder of how heraldic and national symbols were used to lend these units legitimacy.
| Created / published | 1919 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 82 x 59 cm (sheet). |
| Notes | Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Aftermath--Germany. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Germany. Military organizations--German--1910-1920. Coats of arms--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,011 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 594_Reichswehr_Brigade_25_D_1919 |
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