Flemish-German Culture Days – Ghent
Poster for a Flemish-German cultural exchange held in Ghent. The famous Gravensteen can be seen forming the backdrop.
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Freedom – Independence
Poster from the Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond (Flemish National League, VNV).
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French Legionnaire Grouping
The Légion des volontaires français (LVF) was a collaborationist unit composed of Frenchmen who fought to defend Europe against Bolshevism. It was later redesignated as the Waffen-SS ‘Charlemagne’ Brigade, named after the legendary medieval Frankish King Charlemagne. The LVF originated as an independent initiative by a coalition of far-right factions in Vichy France who were disillusioned with the liberalism of the Third Republic. The Legion’s flagpole top seen here is a winged helmet of ancient Gaul, and alongside the unit’s later identification with the legend of Charlemagne, we see the clear and distinct influence of romantic historicism and French national mythology. The Waffen-SS ‘Charlemagne’ Brigade distinguished itself in the Battle of Berlin in 1945, where it remained as one of the last defenders around Hitler’s Führerbunker.
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Legion of French Volunteers – Fight for Europe
A poster promoting the collaborationist Légion des volontaires français (LVF). The LVF was a military unit composed of Frenchmen who fought for the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War, ostensibly to defend Europe against Bolshevism. It was later redesignated the Waffen-SS “Charlemagne” Brigade named after the legendary medieval Frankish King Charlemagne. The LVF originated as an independent initiative by a coalition of far-right factions in Vichy France who were disillusioned with the liberalism of the Third Republic.
The Charlemagne Brigade distinguished itself in the Battle of Berlin in 1945, where it remained as one of the last active defenders in the area of Hitler’s Führerbunker complex in a powerful demonstration of chivalric gallantry befitting of their namesake.
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Photo Exhibition of the SS
Poster from occupied Flanders advertising a photo exhibition for the SS. The runic insignia of the SS flank a sword to the backdrop of a Flemish lion.
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Sons of Croatia, Serve in Your Army, Serve Your People
Army recruitment poster from the Independent State of Croatia. The leader Ante Pavelić can be seen at the forefront saluting his fascist legions with an address to the nation.
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Spain – One, Great, Free
Spanish poster depicting a triumphant Falangist soldier standing atop a bloodied Marxist beast. The Falange Española (Spanish Phalanx) is a fascist political organization founded by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, taking its name from the heavy infantry formations of ancient Greece. It promoted the revival of the Spanish Empire, called for a national syndicalist economy and partook in the Spanish Civil War.
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SS Day 1943
Poster issued by the Germanic SS of Norway depicting a soldier of the SS clad in chainmail atop a Viking longship. Typical fascist imagery drawing elements from the past which are incorporated into contemporary narratives about the historical continuity of a modern people’s existence.
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The Grand Crusade
Advertisement for the ‘Grand Crusade’ against Bolshevism, calling on the French citizenry to take up arms alongside their European comrades comrades in the fight for European civilization.
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The Symbol of the French Volunteer Legion
Recruitment poster for the LVF highlighting the organization’s medievalist emblem.
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The Walloon Legion – Join Us!
Poster from occupied Belgium recruiting for the Walloon Legion, a Belgian Waffen-SS volunteer unit that would exhibit unequalled bravery and tenacity in the brutal fighting on the Eastern Front.
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Tricolor Legion
The ‘Tricolor Legion’ was an initiative by the French government under the auspices of Pierre Laval to co-opt the pre-existing ‘Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism’ as a professional military unit which would be at the disposal of the Vichy regime.