Photo Exhibition of the SS
Poster from occupied Flanders advertising a photo exhibition for the Schutzstaffel (SS). The runic insignia of the SS can be seen flanking a sword to the backdrop of a Flemish lion, a longstanding symbol for Flanders dating back to the Middle Ages.
The occupying Germans embarked on a recruitment campaign in the many Western European territories they occupied, to bolster their armies serving on the Eastern Front. Flemish Waffen-SS volunteers in particular were noted for their combat effectiveness, with Hitler stating of the Flemish they “have indeed shown themselves on the Eastern Front to be more pro-German and more ruthless than the Dutch legionaries”.
Poster reads: 30th of April to 21st of May | Photo Exhibition of the SS | Antwerp-Meir Wine Hall, Open from 10 AM to 6 PM, Free Entry | 50% of travel expenses will be covered by the exhibition upon presentation of railway tickets | Do not hand in [dispose of] your ticket at Antwerp Station
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Poster from occupied Flanders advertising a photo exhibition for the Schutzstaffel (SS). The runic insignia of the SS can be seen flanking a sword to the backdrop of a Flemish lion, a longstanding symbol for Flanders dating back to the Middle Ages.
The occupying Germans embarked on a recruitment campaign in the many Western European territories they occupied, to bolster their armies serving on the Eastern Front. Flemish Waffen-SS volunteers in particular were noted for their combat effectiveness, with Hitler stating of the Flemish they “have indeed shown themselves on the Eastern Front to be more pro-German and more ruthless than the Dutch legionaries”.
Poster reads: 30th of April to 21st of May | Photo Exhibition of the SS | Antwerp-Meir Wine Hall, Open from 10 AM to 6 PM, Free Entry | 50% of travel expenses will be covered by the exhibition upon presentation of railway tickets | Do not hand in [dispose of] your ticket at Antwerp Station
