Heraus mit unseren Gefangenen! Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- und Zivil-gefangenen / Paul Helwig 19. – Vintage Wall Art
(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: Heraus mit unseren Gefangenen! Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- und Zivil-gefangenen / Paul Helwig 19., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Heraus mit unseren Gefangenen! Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- und Zivil-gefangenen / Paul Helwig 19.
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Heraus mit unseren Gefangenen!" ("Out with our prisoners!") is the rallying cry of this 1919 color lithograph, issued in the name of the Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen, a German league for the protection of war and civilian prisoners. The poster was designed by Paul Helwig and addresses German soldiers and civilians held in France after the 1918 armistice, when many prisoners remained in custody long after fighting ended. Its appeal reflects a wider postwar grievance in Germany, where families pressed for repatriation and the prisoners' labor in France became a source of political protest.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 96 x 62 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Aftermath--Germany. World War 1914-1918--Prisoners--German--France. Prisoners of war--German--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,006 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1413_Heraus_mit_unseren_Gefa_1919 |
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