Soviet Union Ministry of Defense propaganda poster
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Sybil Milton.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sybil Milton
Scope and Content
Polychrome poster with a caricatured image of Hitler, Goebbels, and other Nazi officials impaled on a red flagpole flying the Soviet flag in front of the German Reichstag; the flag bears the date May 9, referring to V-E Day
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Polychrome poster with caricatured image of Hitler, Gobbels, and other Nazi officials impaled by red flagpole in front of large black building; on flag "9 / MAR" and star, sickle, and hammer emblem; on building "PENXCTAR[OM]"
People
- Goebbels, Joseph, 1897-1945.
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
Corporate Bodies
- Germany. Reichstag
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Government officials--German.
- V-E Day, 1945.
Genre
- Posters
- Object
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