Die Soldaten fallen
Leaflet
1942 -1944 (published)
1942 -1944 (published)
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This is one of many anti-Nazi leaflets given out by the Soviet Army in 1941-1942 in order to highlight the corruption and profits the German companies were making from the government of the Third Reich for supporting the war with supplies.Using this leaflet as propaganda for themselves, the Red Army equates the money that was earned with blood and tries to convince the people to desert and join them.
The front of the leaflet shows pictures of stocks and a dead soldier as well as statistic numbers of the profit done by German companies. On the back is a list of companies and individual people that have earned money throughout the Second World War and a plea to join the Red Army with the words: "Geh auf die Seite der Roten Armee über!" (Desert to the Red Army!)
The front of the leaflet shows pictures of stocks and a dead soldier as well as statistic numbers of the profit done by German companies. On the back is a list of companies and individual people that have earned money throughout the Second World War and a plea to join the Red Army with the words: "Geh auf die Seite der Roten Armee über!" (Desert to the Red Army!)
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Die Soldaten fallen (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Print on paper |
| Brief description | Red Army leaflet dropped on Germany during the Second World War, 1942-1944 |
| Physical description | Leaflet |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Die Soldaten fallen// Im ersten Monat des sinnlosen/ Krieges Hitlers gegen Sowjetruß-/ land verlor die deutsche Armee/ 1 500 000 Mann// Die Dividenden steigen// Im Jahre 1939/40 betrug der Rein-/ gewinn von// Siemens-Schuckert 10 000 000 RM./ Siemens & Halske 15 500 000 RM./ Krupp .... 22 700 000 RM./ I. G. Farben .. 56 100 000 RM./ usw.' (Front text.) |
| Credit line | Given by Michael Voggenauer, in memory of his father Josef Voggenauer |
| Summary | This is one of many anti-Nazi leaflets given out by the Soviet Army in 1941-1942 in order to highlight the corruption and profits the German companies were making from the government of the Third Reich for supporting the war with supplies.Using this leaflet as propaganda for themselves, the Red Army equates the money that was earned with blood and tries to convince the people to desert and join them. The front of the leaflet shows pictures of stocks and a dead soldier as well as statistic numbers of the profit done by German companies. On the back is a list of companies and individual people that have earned money throughout the Second World War and a plea to join the Red Army with the words: "Geh auf die Seite der Roten Armee über!" (Desert to the Red Army!) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.198-2006 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2006 |
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