Antisemitic propaganda leaflet dropped by German aircraft along a Soviet front
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
Archival History
The leaflet was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
This 1944 leaflet was directed at the Soviet Red Army soldiers and officers on the Finnish front, possibly near Narva in the northern region. The Red Army had lifted the siege of Leningrad in January 1944, and Soviet forces were advancing toward the Finnish Bay by May 1944.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small, double-sided leaflet printed in Cyrillic font depicting a wounded soldier surrounded by caricatures of three men with stereotypically Jewish features. They are speaking to each other on telephone handsets, which are connected to one another by wires. Each man is seated on large sacks bearing text and what symbols indicating different types of money. On the reverse are several blocks of Cyrillic text.
Corporate Bodies
- Red Army (Soviet Union)
Subjects
- Anti-Jewish propaganda--Germany--History--20th century.
- Nazi propaganda--Soviet Union.
- Finland.
- Soviet Union.
Genre
- Information Forms
- Object
- Fliers (printed matter)