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  • Verband der Kriegsbeschädigten, Kriegshinterbliebenen und Sozialrentner Deutschlands, originator

    • Title

  • Vergessen? Nein!

  • Physical Description

    1 poster : color, facsimile ; 59.5 x 84 cm

  • Date

    1959

  • Notes

    Poster is a reproduction from the book "Anschläge : deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit, 1900-1960 ; 122 Blatt in den Druck- und Papierfarben der Originale," cataloged in the LBI Library under call number r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963.

  • Summary

    Poster shows an illustration of three exhausted soldiers carrying a fourth wounded or dead soldier, with a bloodied bandage on his head. The title is at the top and additional text at the bottom. The illustration and text are in black and white, with red for emphasis on the bloodied bandage and the word "Nein".

  • Subject

    War victims; Posters, Facsimiles

  • Place

    Germany, History, 1945-1990

  • Genre

    Political posters; Posters

  • Medium

    Posters, German, 1950-1960

  • Part Of

    Anschläge: Deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit 1900-1960, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963

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Biographical/Historical Information

The number of people killed in the Second World War was estimated at 55 million, including 6.6 million Germans, 20.6 million Russians, and 1.3 million from Europe and America. Over 2 million Germans were wounded or suffered permanent physical damage. In the Federal Republic of Germany, there were 1.1 million war widows after the end of the war; 1.3 million children had lost their father, 54,000 children had lost both parents.

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Citation

Vergessen? Nein!, Leo Baeck Institute, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963 [VI.12].