Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer!
One of the most iconic posters of the Second World War, an election poster depicting the Führer and a famous Nazi slogan. Refers to the unshakable solidarity of Germany through blood, soil and the Führer.
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Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution
Poster promoting the Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista (Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution), which was an art exhibition intended to commemorate the revolutionaries who had taken part in the rise to power of Fascism. Fascism has been closely linked to avant-garde artistic movements such as Futurism. As reflected in its ideological doctrine, Italian Fascism was much more open towards new ideas and lacked the counterproductive fixation on stylistic purity and traditionalist realism that defined the Nazi aesthetic.
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Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution – 10th Anniversary
Poster promoting the Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista (Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution), an art exhibition intended to commemorate the fascist revolutionaries who partook in the rise of Fascism in Italy. This example highlights the exhibition’s opening on the 10th anniversary of the March on Rome. Italian Fascism was closely linked to avant-garde artistic movements such as Futurism, and as reflected in its ideological doctrine, its art embraced modern ideas and lacked the counterproductive fixation on stylistic purity and traditionalist realism that defined Nazi art.
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French Legionnaire Grouping
The Légion des volontaires français (LVF) was a collaborationist unit composed of Frenchmen who fought to defend Europe against Bolshevism. It was later redesignated as the Waffen-SS ‘Charlemagne’ Brigade, named after the legendary medieval Frankish King Charlemagne. The LVF originated as an independent initiative by a coalition of far-right factions in Vichy France who were disillusioned with the liberalism of the Third Republic. The Legion’s flagpole top seen here is a winged helmet of ancient Gaul, and alongside the unit’s later identification with the legend of Charlemagne, we see the clear and distinct influence of romantic historicism and French national mythology. The Waffen-SS ‘Charlemagne’ Brigade distinguished itself in the Battle of Berlin in 1945, where it remained as one of the last defenders around Hitler’s Führerbunker.
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Germany’s Modern Architecture
Tourism poster promoting Germany’s new developments in architecture. Fascist architectural design took inspiration from Ancient Rome and was intended to serve as awe-inspiring references to the great classical world as well as an expression of the regime’s infallible might. Through its synthesis of modernism and classicism, the style sought to articulate a powerful political ethos oriented towards the future yet equally grounded in tradition.
Architecture played a central role in Hitler’s desires to awaken a new national consciousness through reinvigorating German culture. Architectural projects were centered around the cultural life of its citizens, drawing from the Hellenic tradition of the polis as the site of a beautiful or good life. In the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) that is the fascist nation-state, its citizens are not only never far from their spiritual tradition as expressed through architecture, but constitute a part of it.
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In 2 Tagen über den Ozean
Poster by Ottomar Anton depicting the Hindenburg crossing the Atlantic, cleverly juxtaposed with an archaic merchant vessel to emphasize the speed of the new airship.
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In Memory of the National Socialist Revolution
Poster commemorating the ascension of National Socialism in 1933, commonly referred to as the National Socialist ‘Revolution’.
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Legion of French Volunteers – Fight for Europe
A poster promoting the collaborationist Légion des volontaires français (LVF). The LVF was a military unit composed of Frenchmen who fought for the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War, ostensibly to defend Europe against Bolshevism. It was later redesignated the Waffen-SS “Charlemagne” Brigade named after the legendary medieval Frankish King Charlemagne. The LVF originated as an independent initiative by a coalition of far-right factions in Vichy France who were disillusioned with the liberalism of the Third Republic.
The Charlemagne Brigade distinguished itself in the Battle of Berlin in 1945, where it remained as one of the last active defenders in the area of Hitler’s Führerbunker complex in a powerful demonstration of chivalric gallantry befitting of their namesake.
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Sons of Croatia, Serve in Your Army, Serve Your People
Army recruitment poster from the Independent State of Croatia. The leader Ante Pavelić can be seen at the forefront saluting his fascist legions with an address to the nation.
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Spain – One, Great, Free
Spanish poster depicting a triumphant Falangist soldier standing atop a bloodied Marxist beast. The Falange Española (Spanish Phalanx) is a fascist political organization founded by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, taking its name from the heavy infantry formations of ancient Greece. It promoted the revival of the Spanish Empire, called for a national syndicalist economy and partook in the Spanish Civil War.
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Und Du?
A recruitment poster c. 1929 for the paramilitary veteran’s organization Der Stahlehm. Eyes obscured by the shadow cast by his helmet, the soldier’s austere gaze is set upon the reader, to the backdrop of the Imperial German tricolor. By posing the simple question “And you?” the poster urges Germany’s citizens to do their part in restoring order to the Fatherland amidst the turbulence of the Weimar Republic.
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Victory – The Great European Crusade
Propaganda poster from German-occupied France, depicting a European knight riding forth valiantly, impaling a Bolshevik soldier propped up by figures representing Judeo-capitalism. Medieval romanticism and the imagery of knightly warriors are frequent motifs in the right-wing aesthetic, embodying pre-enlightenment ideals of masculinity, nobility, tradition, and martial valor.