Kriegsgefangenenhilfe: Deutsches Hilfswerk für die Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen poster – Historic Poster Reproduction
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A window into the past: Kriegsgefangenenhilfe: Deutsches Hilfswerk für die Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen poster, preserved in this vintage poster. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Kriegsgefangenenhilfe: Deutsches Hilfswerk für die Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen poster
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Rather than showing the battlefield, this 1919 German poster asks the public to support the Kriegsgefangenenhilfe, a relief effort for soldiers and civilians held as prisoners abroad. Its title names the German Relief Organization for War and Civilian Prisoners. The appeal reflects a moment when the armistice of November 1918 had ended the fighting, but many prisoners were still held in foreign camps, and their release dragged on for months. Relief groups collected money and sent food and clothing parcels to the camps, so the poster is best read as wartime propaganda aimed at civilians asked to give to the prisoners' cause.
| Created / published | 1919 |
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| Original scan | 4,021 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 492_Kriegsgefangenenhilfe_D_1919 |
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