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Italian fascist propaganda poster. Although Germany and Italy were partners in World War II, German propagandists made efforts to influence the Italian press and radio in their favor. In September 1940, the so-called Dina (Deutsch-italienischer Nachrichten-Austausch) service was set up, ostensibly to improve news exchanges during the war. In ...
Male conscription ensured that general recruitment posters were not needed, but specialist services posters did exist, and many posters aimed at women [14] such as Land Army, [15] or ATS. [16] Films and posters encouraged women to go to work in munitions factories. [7]: 173 Posters were also targeted at increasing production. [17]
In the Face of Obstacles-Courage, US WWII propaganda poster. In 1942, he was chosen as the War Department artist during World War II. [1] [2] Schlaikjer painted posters for recruitment, war bonds, the Red Cross, the infantry, the Signal Corps, Military Police, the Army Air Force, the Marines, the Navy, and the Women's Army Corps.
An American propaganda poster promoting war bonds, depicting Uncle Sam leading the United States Armed Forces into battle. During American involvement in World War II (1941–45), propaganda was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory.
A Marine Corps Women's Reserve recruiting poster during World War II. United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR) was the World War II women's branch of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. It was authorized by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 30 July 1942. Its purpose was to release ...
In the aftermath of World War II military recruitment shifted significantly. With no war calling men and women to duty, the United States refocused its recruitment efforts to present the military as a career option, and as a means of achieving a higher education. A majority – 55% – of all recruitment posters would serve this end.
It helped to instill patriotism during the Second World War and has been called one of the most recognized and enduring posters produced during the World War II era. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The poster in underlining the word "always" also attempts to demonstrate that the United States is committed to continue fighting against the Axis Powers , as it did ...
James Stewart in Winning Your Wings (1942). During World War II and immediately after it, in addition to the many private films created to help the war effort, many Allied countries had governmental or semi-governmental agencies commission propaganda and training films for home and foreign consumption.