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Kinder im Paradies der Arbeiter u. Bauern U. Jungendliche im Schutze der Deutschen Volksgemeinschaft

Poster
1942 (made)
Artist/Maker
NSDAP Gau Vienna, Office for National Welfare (publishers)
Waldheim-Eberle, Nachf. M. Müller and Son (printers)
Place of origin
Austria (made)

"Kinder im Paradies der Arbeiter u. Bauern U. Jungendliche im Schutze der Deutschen Volksgemeinschaft" World War II poster with photos of wounded and healed children. Quote taken from a speech by Hitler of March 1942 (. . .in the working class and farmers' 'paradise' who has been there and may be a communist at heart, even if only ideologically, will come back healed from such notions. You can be sure of that!)

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleKinder im Paradies der Arbeiter u. Bauern U. Jungendliche im Schutze der Deutschen Volksgemeinschaft (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Paper
Ink
Brief description
"Kinder u. Jugendliche" World War II poster with photos of wounded and healed children. Quote from Hitler. Austria, ca. 1942.
Physical description
"Kinder im Paradies der Arbeiter u. Bauern U. Jungendliche im Schutze der Deutschen Volksgemeinschaft" World War II poster with photos of wounded and healed children. Quote taken from a speech by Hitler of March 1942 (. . .in the working class and farmers' 'paradise' who has been there and may be a communist at heart, even if only ideologically, will come back healed from such notions. You can be sure of that!)
Marks and inscriptions
(translated from the German)
Translation
March 1942 Children and Teenagers: ...in the working class and farmers' 'paradise' who has been there and may be a communist at heart, even if only ideologically, will come back healed from such notions. You can be sure of that! -Adolf Hitler at the opening of the 3rd K. WHW [Winterhilfwerk, a charity to help ease winter hardship] ... cared for in the German 'Volkgemeinschaft' [national community] [This is the] meaning of your sacrifice in the war WHW [publisher] NSDAP. Gau Vienna, Office for National Welfare. Main Office for propaganda. [printed by] Waldheim-Eberle, Nachf. M. Müller and Son, Vienna VII.
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
War
Propaganda
National Socialism
Ideology
Youth
Hitler, Adolf
World War II
Other number
LS.602 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.612-2004

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O109406/kinder-im-paradies-der-arbeiter-poster-nsdap-gau-vienna/
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