Great Victory of the German Troops Over the Italians Accession Number: ARTV05290

Description

Example of German propaganda dropped from a balloon over Messines on 5 December 1917. It is a leaflet printed in black ink. The title ' Great Victory of the German Troops over the Italians' is positioned top centre with the rest of the text printed centre to lower centre. The leaflet aimed to affect the morale of Allied soldiers in trenches on the western front by describing the defeat suffered by the Italians to the German forces at the Isonzo Front.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV05290
Printer
Unknown
Publisher
German Army
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 45.4 x 29 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1971
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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