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MA 107: B02-1942-42 · Folder · 1942
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Mutige initiative und schnelles Handeln sind meist die hälfte des Erfolges." - Dr. Goebbels

"Courageous initiative and quick action are usually half of the success." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 44 (Episode 44), 25. - 31. Oktober 1942 (25 - 31 October 1942)

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A sword pointing down is in the background. There is an oak leaf over the hilt.

MA 107: B02-1942-36 · Folder · 1942
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Alles, was dem Siege dient, ist kriegswichtig. Alles, was dem Siege schadet oder ihn aughalt, ist ein verbrechen an der sicherheit des volkes." - Dr. Goebbels

"Everything that serves victory is essential to the war. Anything that harms or holds victories is a crime against the safety of the people." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 38 (Episode 38), 13. - 19. September 1942 (13 - 19 September 1942)

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MA 107: B02-1943-17 · Folder · 1943
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Wenn wir tapfer und treu der Zeit dienen, dann wird die uns am Ende auch gehoren." - Dr. Goebbels

"If we serve the time bravely and faithfully, then in the end it will also be ours." - Dr. Goebbels

Folge 32 (Episode 32), 1. VIII.-7.VIII 1943 (1 August - 7 August 1943)

The head of a statue is above the Original German.

MA 107: B01-1941-33 · Folder · 1941
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Juden waren es die den Marxismus Erfanden, Juden sind es die mit ihm seit Jahr, zehnten die welt zu revolutionieren versuchen." - Dr. Goebbels

"It was Jews who invented Marxism, Jews who have been trying to revolutionize the world with it for the past ten years." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 40 (Episode 40), 28. IX. - 4 X. 1941 (28 September - 4 October 1941)

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MA 107: B02-1942-31 · Folder · 1942
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "So wie das ganze volk und zwar ohne Ausnahme, einmal in den Genuß der Erfolge dieses Krieges kommen wird, so muß das Ganze Volk und zwar ohne Ausnahme, auch an seinen Lasten teilhaben." - Dr. Goebbels

"Just as the whole people will enjoy the success of this war without exception, so the whole people must share in its burdens without exception." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 33 (Episode 33), 9. - 13. August 1942 (9 - 13 August 19420

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MA 107: B02-1942-43 · Folder · 1942
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Kein Volk der Erde hat heute mehr Grund als das deutsche, mit Vertrauen und fester Zuversicht in seine Zukunft zu schauen." - Dr. Goebbels

"No nation on earth has more reason today than the German to look to the future with confidence and firm confidence." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 45 (Episode 45), 1. - 7. November 1942 (1 - 7 November 1942)

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A man walks through a plowed field. There are trees and buildings in the background. The man appears to have a cloth wrapped around him.

MA 107: B02-1943-01 · Folder · 1943
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Nur Gelassenheit und ein ehernes herz Führen zum Siege." - Goebbels

"Only serenity and an iron heart lead to victory" - Joseph Goebbels

Folge 1 (Episode 1), 27. XII. 1942 - 3. I. 1943 (27 December 1942 - 3 January 1943)

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Hand holding the hilt of the sword with a swastika at the end. Oak and laurel leaves are in the front of the sword at the base.

MA 107: B01-1941-37 · Folder · 1941
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Unsere soldaten verteidigen alles, was wir besitzen, auf das, was eir den Deutschen geist nennen: Die Deutsche kunst und die Deutsche Wieesnschaft, die Freiheit der Forschung und die wurde der nation." - Dr. Goebbels

"Our soldiers defend everything we own in what we call the German spirit: German art and the German society, freedom of research and that of the nation." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 44 (Episode 44), 26. X. - 1. XI. 1941 (26 October - 1 November 1941)M/0014

Eagle with its wings spread open over a wreat with a swatika in it. Beneath this is an open book with a sheild on the left and an owl on the right. There are leaves at the bottom with the name Dr. Goebbels.

MA 107: B01-1941-34 · Folder · 1941
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Bauern und soldaten stehen hand in hand zusammen um dem volke sein taglich brot zu geben und dem reiche seine frieheit zu sichern." - Dr. Goebbels

"Peasants and soldiers stand hand in hand to give the people their daily bread and to ensure their richness to the rich." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 41 (Episode 41), 5. - 11. Oktober 1941 (5 - 11 October 1941)

Sword with wheat wrapped around it. A plow is at the bottom. Dr. Goebbels is in a banner at the top.

MA 107: B01-1940-25 · Folder · 1940
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Der Fuhrer hat uns gerufen, nun werden wir alle kommen und unser Opfer bringen." - Dr. Goebbels Berlin 17 April 1940. / 16. bis 22. Juni 1940.

["The Fuehrer has called us, now we all will come and make our sacrifice." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels Berlin 17 April 1940. / 16 to 22 June 1940.]

A Nazi eagle sits atop a cross at the top of the page.

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MA 107: B01-1940-21 · Folder · 1940
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "DAS DEUTSCHE VOLK hort nur auf EIN Kommando. Einen November 1918 wird es in Deutschland niemals, niemals wieder geben. - Dr. Goebbels." / 19. bis 25. Mai 1940.

["THE GERMAN PEOPLE listen only to ONE command. Another November 1918 never, never will happen again in Germany." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels / 19 to 25 May 1940.]

Leaves with acorns are adjacent to the EIN.

MA 107: B02-1943-22 · Folder · 1943
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Je Mehr Männer und Frauen sich für den Kriegseinsatz zur Verfügung stelen, desto harter Kann der Fuhrer zuschlagen." - Dr. Goebbels

"The more men and women available for warfare, the harder the leader can strike." - Dr. Goebbels

Folge 38. (Episode 38), 12. IX. - 18. IX 1943 (12 September - 18 September 1943)

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Man helping a woman rivet on steel beams.

MA 107: B02-1944-08 · Folder · 1944
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Je mehr Opfer man für den Krieg gebracht hat und bringt, desto fanatischer muß man an den sieg glauben, dafur arveiten und kampfen. Denn er erst gibt den Opfern, auch den schwersten, ihren Sinn." - Dr. Goebbels

"The more sacrifices you have made for the war, the more fanatical you have to believe in victory for arveiten and fight for it. Because it only gives the victims their meaning, even the most difficult." - Dr. Goebbels

Folge 10 (Episode), 5. III. - 11. III 1944 (5 March - 11 March 1944)

The word Sieg is emphasized with a branch of laurel leaves behind it.

MA 107: B02-1942-01 · Folder · 1942
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Das neue jahr soll unser volk befestigen in der zahigkett und aus dauer und ihm vot allem die kraft gegen zu kampfen fur den sieg und fur den frieden den Deutschland allen bringt die guten willens sind." - Dr. Goebbels

"The new year is supposed to secure our people in the chain and out of time and give them all the strength to fight against for the victory and for the peace that Germany brings to all who are of good will." - Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Folge 1 (Episode 1), 29. XII. - 4. I. 1942 (20 December - 4 January 1942)

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The year 1942 is at the top with oak and laurel leaves with a swastika in the center.

MA 107: B01-1940-33 · Folder · 1940
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Der Gewinn des Gesamtopfers wird die Freiheit und Grosse unseres Vaterlandes sein." - Dr. Goebbels / Folge 35 / 25.-31. August 1940

["The profit of the total sacrifice shall be the freedom and the greatness of our fatherland." - Dr. Joesph Goebbels / Episode 35 / 25-31 August 1940]

The first D is heavily stylized.

MA 107: B02-1943-20 · Folder · 1943
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Wir sprechen nicht vom frieden, wir kämpfen dafür!" - Dr. Goebbels

"We are not talking about peace, we are fighting for it!." - Dr. Goebbels

Folge 35 (Episode 35), 22. VIII. - 28. VIII. 1943 (22 August - 28 August 1943)

A hand holding a hammer and a hand holding a sword are above the Original German. A laurel branch in below the Original German.

MA 107: B02-1944-06 · Folder · 1944
Part of World War II German Propaganda Posters

Original German: "Alles was wir besitzen, haben wir uns als freies Volk erkampft, erworben und aufgebaut. Es wurde ohne Freheit seinen Sinn, seinen Zwedk, aber auch seine Daseinsmoglichkeit verlieren." - Dr., Goebbels

"We fought, acquired and built up everything we own as a free people. It would lose its meaning, its purpose, but also its possibility of existence without freedom." - Dr. Goebbels

Folge 8 (Episode 8), 20. II. - 26. II. 1944 (20 February - 26 Feburary 1944)

The letter A of the first word in large and highly stylized. The name Dr. Goebbels is at the very top.

MA 107 · Collection · 1939-00-00

This collection contains translated text from Nazi propaganda posters produced during World War II. The content includes slogans, ideological statements, and calls to action promoting loyalty to Adolf Hitler, national unity, military sacrifice, and the Nazi worldview. Themes include militarism, anti-Semitism, anti-communism, and glorification of the German soldier and homeland. The posters were intended for public display to influence civilian and military morale.

The posters reflect how the Nazi regime used propaganda to mobilize support, enforce conformity, and justify war. They illustrate key elements of Nazi ideology and the use of language to shape public opinion and behavior under a totalitarian state.

German war posters