us-005578-irn515265-irn515269
archival history: The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Mary Rocca, wife of Raymond Rocca.
has or had some members with language: ita
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
identifier: irn515269
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Poster with a cartoon of a man holding a whip in the left hand and reigns in the right hand, driving a chariot emblazoned with a Star of David. The chariot is hitched to 4 running male figures in the lower right quadrant. The caption is in red ink in the upper right edge.
type: RecordSet
scope and content: Antisemitic, anti-Allies poster acquired by Raymond Rocca in 1945 when he was a United States soldier serving in Rome, Italy. The poster depicts the Allied leaders pulling a Star of David marked chariot. Italy, under the Fascist dictatorship of Mussolini, was an Axis member and entered World War II (1939-1945) as an ally of Germany. In May 1943, the Axis campaign in North Africa collapsed and they surrendered to the Allies. That July, Allied forces invaded Sicily. Mussolini was arrested by his own government and, in September, Italy unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. Germany then occupied north and central Italy. They launched an offensive that confined Allied troops to the south for 20 months marked by the most ferocious battles of the war. The German SS launched systematic deportations of Jews and engaged in severe reprisals against Italian partisans and civilians. The Allies broke the stalemate in late spring 1944, but never won a decisive victory. The war ended with Germany's surrender in May 1945.
has record set type: Item
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1944-01-01
record resource extent: overall: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm)
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn515265-irn515269/alternateIDs/1
has or had holder: us-005578
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn515265-irn515269/acquisitions/1
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
title: The servant's masters Poster with Allied leaders pulling a chariot with Stars of David
is or was included in: us-005578-irn515265