The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
German First World War poster, featuring a black and white drawing of a German Soldier using a telephone in a dugout, while perched above him an allied soldier listens in. The title printed in black, bottom centre, translates as the warning ' Caution! The Enemy is listening'. This leaflet was souveniered from the frontline by members of the 2 Battalion (A Coy) A.I.F and later donated to the collection. German poster design during the First World War was intended to be simple, graphic and visually arresting. In German posters, words and images were integrated and the essense of communication conveyed through powerful shapes and patterns. They often also extolled an overt nationalism, with the preference of the authorities being for wordy slogans which encouraged people to contribute to the war economy.
First World War German poster featuring a peasent farming scene. The poster says "Do you want this?...defend our land." This poster was produced by the print publisher, Dinse, Eckert & Cie. in Berlin
A German First World War poster printed in colour, depicting a German soldier holding his sword up to strike, silhouetted against the clouds and sky. The text translates as; "The last strike is the 8t
German First World War poster promoting War Loan savings. In the upper two thirds it features an image of a hand holding an inverted German stahlhelm (helmet) catching falling bank notes. The title tr
German First World War poster promoting War Loan savings. In the upper two thirds it features an image of a hand holding an inverted German stahlhelm (helmet) catching falling bank notes. The title tr
First World War German poster depicts a hand holding a pen, filling in an application form to subscribe to the Ninth War Loan. The German text exclaims; 'Sign!'. Louis Oppenheim (1879–1936) was a Germ
German First World War poster depicting a man holding a sack of metal objects, with additional metal objects on the floor beside him. The poster states that all aluminium, copper and other metals are