Allied air offensive against Germany Accession Number: ARTV03851

Description

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

The poster features a map of Germany with an enlarged inset of the Ruhr area and Berlin. The section of The Ruhr that has been enlarged is indicated by a red rectangular border. A graphic of an allied bomber hovering above a target is positioned in the upper left next to the title. Red bombs indicate places where RAF attacks have taken place and a key describing major targets, such as Munitions factories, is printed lower left. The section of The Ruhr that has been enlarged is indicated by a red rectangle that is coloured in.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV03851
Artist
Unknown
Printer
J Weiner Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph
Measurement
Overall: 76 cm x 50.6 cm
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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