Youth of the Netherlands! Waffen-SS recruitment text only poster that urges Dutch youth to help the Germans fight the Russians
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 47.125 inches (119.698 cm) | Width: 33.375 inches (84.773 cm)
Creator(s)
- Waffen-SS (Distributor)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Mark Bronson on behalf of The Gurari, Real Estate Brokers.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of The Gurari
Scope and Content
Waffen-SS recruitment poster issued in August 1941 in German controlled Netherlands asking young Dutch men to join the German Army in order to defend against the Jewish Bolshevik threat. Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, on June 22, 1941. This was their biggest military operation of the war and there was an increased need for soldiers throughout the Germany Army.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Large, rectangular poster on white paper with red and white text on a black background. The entire poster is filled with Dutch and German text, with some sections highlighted by red brushstroke accents. There is a prominent Waffen SS symbol on the lower right corner.
back, top, center, red colored pencil : Waffen SS / 120x85 / 2s/8’41. back, top, center, stamp, purple ink : Gemeentelijke / Technische Dienst [Municipal Technical Department] back, top, center, pencil : acc. / initials
Corporate Bodies
- Waffen-SS
Subjects
- Germany--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1939-1945.
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
- Propaganda,German--Netherlands.
- Foreign enlistment--Germany.
Genre
- Posters
- Object