Allied air offensive against Germany Accession Number: ARTV02199

Description

A British Second World War poster illustrating the Allied air offensive against Germany up until 1st January 1941.

This British Second World War poster was created by His Majesty's Stationary Office to help spread word of the successful Allied bombing campaign on German territory. The poster shows most major cities with the red silhouette of size proportionate to the bombing campaign directed at that particular area. Around many of the cities and areas are also silhouettes of factories, railway yards, and aerodromes representing the reasons for the targetting of that particular place. In the lower right corner is an inset image of the Ruhr area - an area that received much attention from the Allied bombing efforts. This detail shows the specific smaller towns that were targetted. The Ruhr Valley would continue to be a major taget by Allied forces throughout the war.

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02199
Artist
Unknown
Printer
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 50.6 cm
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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