us-005578-irn85614-irn3776
type: RecordSet
archival history: The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: German propaganda poster printed on light brown paper with a white linen backing depicting a polychrome map of Europe indicating German territorial gains and military movements. In the top right corner there is a small, white rectangular inset map of 1939 Europe with Germany and Italy colored black and red arrows pointing towards them from Britain, the Soviet Union, France, Norway and North Africa. The main map shows most of Europe in black. Dozens of black arrows radiate away from Europe into the Soviet Union and south into the Middle East. Part of the Mediterranean and North Sea are shaded with black horizontal lines and have black outlines of planes and warships with arrows surrounding Britain and advancing toward Africa and the Middle East. In the bottom left is a legend, and below are lines of black text detailing the British, American, and Jewish plans for Germany’s destruction and gloating how they were thwarted. front, bottom right on liner, handwritten, pencil : pII 169b front, bottom left on liner, handwritten, pencil : 16/H
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1942-01-01
has end date: 1942-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn3776
is or was included in: us-005578-irn85614
record resource extent: overall: Height: 34.250 inches (86.995 cm) | Width: 24.500 inches (62.23 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Propaganda map of Europe showing German territorial gains and offensive movements of its army, navy and air force against its enemies in 1942. By 1942 Germany had made alliances with Finland, Italy, Bulgaria and Hungary and had conquered France, Norway, and every European nation in Eastern Europe. The German invasion of the Soviet Union had pushed nearly into Moscow, Britain was fighting to maintain its presence in Africa and the Middle East, and the United States, who just entered the war in December 1941, had made no real impact as of yet. The map depicts Nazi Germany at the height of its domination over Europe.
title: The new Europe is unbeatable War propaganda poster mapping German military conquests