Soviet Union WW2 Propaganda Collection: On 22 June 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, an invasion of the Soviet Union with the largest invasion force in history, leading to some of the largest battles and most horrific atrocities. This offensive comprised three army groups. The city of Leningrad was besieged while other major cities fell to the Germans. Despite initial successes, the German offensive ground to a halt in the Battle of Moscow, and the Soviets launched a counteroffensive, pushing the Germans back. The failure of Operation Barbarossa reversed the fortunes of Germany, and Stalin was confident that the Allied war machine would eventually defeat Germany. The Soviet Union repulsed Axis attacks, such as in the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk, which marked a turning point in the war. The Western Allies provided support to the Soviets in the form of Lend-Lease as well as air and naval support. Stalin met with Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference and discussed a two-front war against Germany and the future of Europe after the war. The Soviets launched successful offensives to regain territorial losses and began a push to Berlin. The Germans unconditionally surrendered in May 1945 after Berlin fell. (Wikipedia)
Soviet Union WW2 Propaganda Posters:
Recruiting:
1941 The Motherland Calls
1941 Be a hero!
1941 Join the rows of the people’s Territorial Army!
1941 Our forces are numberless
1941 Our land is known by bogatyrs (epic heroes)
1941 Proud of my son!
Fighting And Morale:
1941 Glory to the heroes of World War II! Glory to the Stalin’s Falcons!
1941 Help the Red Army to catch spies
1941 On the ground and the above ground with a loop will foes be bound!
1941 Partisans, beat the enemy without mercy!
1941 Ruthlessly crush and destroy the enemy
1941 Splendidly and desperately do we fight — the ancestors of Suvorov and Chapayev do it all right!
1941 That’s how it was… That’s how it will be…
1941 The heroic images of our ancestors should inspire you in this war!
1941 The people’s revenge the foe won’t escape!
1941 We shall defend Moscow!
1941 Will not give up the attainments of October!
1942 Beat them to death!
1942 What have you done for the victory today?
1942 A soldier of the Red Army! Do not give your beloved on the shame and ignominy by Hitler’s soldiers
1942 All The Forces Of The People – To Defeat The Enemy
1942 Blood for blood. Death for death
1942 Death to the German invaders!
1942 Everyone, master skis!
1942 For honor of your wife, for the children lifes,
1942 For the Motherland!
1942 Red Army soldiers, rescue them!
1942 The road to victory!
1942 Warrior, answer Motherland with victory!
1943 Stalingrad. 2 February 1943
1943 German Tank Won’t Pass Here!
1943 For Mother Russia!
1943 Head to the West!
1943 Red Army’s broom will sweep all the scum out!
1943 Save the Soviet children from the Germans!
1943 We drink water from the native Dnepr, we will drink from the Prut, the Neman and the Bug! Clean Soviet land from Nazi scum!
1944 Death to the German fascist invaders!
1944 Let’s get to Berlin!
1944 Love of the nation to the victorious warrior!
1944 The 27-th October. A different picture. a view of Moscow and view of Berlin!
1944 You gave us our life back!
1944 You will be living happily!
1945 Ramming is a weapon of heroes! Glory to the Stalin’s Falcons – a suppressor of Fascist Vultures.
1945 Be especially vigilant being abroad native land!
1945 Broom of Red Army swept the evil-doer completely!
1945 Glory to the victorious Motherland!
1945 Glory to the winners!
1945 Glory to victorious warrior!
1945 Let Soviet banner of our nation lead us from one victory to another!
1945 Our banner is the banner of Victory!
Allies:
1944 That’s how Fascist beast will be treated!
Anti Enemy:
1941 ‘Face’ of Hitlerism
1941 Expose enemy under any mask
1941 Made their sign of four gallows
1941 To Moscow- Hah! From Moscow- Oh!
1941 Death to the Fascist Beast!
1942 Kill the fascist wild fanatic!
1943 German animal looks like so now!
1943 Happy holiday on our street!
1943 The animal is wounded. Dispatch a fascist animal!
1943 The fascist rate. The amendment of Red Army man!
1944 The ‘bags’ and ‘pincers’ are terrible things for Germans!
1944 The fascist carrion crow has learned that there is not lamb farm here!
1944 Hitler retreats to Berlin
1945 The disgraceful end of fascist aggressors
1945. What sow, that and crop! The court is unavoidable!
1945 The enemy is crafty – be on guard!
Production:
1941 By steel avalanche we shall crush an enemy!
1941 Each strike of a hammer is a strike against the enemy!
1941 For 38 million ton of oil and gas in 1941!
1941 Have you helped the Front
1941 More metal – more weapons!
1941 Our people and army are invincible!
1941 We’ll take your shift!
1942 All for the front! All for the victory!
1942 Ural, help the Front!
1943 This front report includes my battle work as well!
1944 Excellent work has been done!
1945 Rebuild in the best way!
Careless Talk:
1941 Babbler is a godsend for a spy
1941 Do Not Gossip!
Home Front:
1941 Transport is the brother of the Red Army
1944 Give me a hand!
1944 Glory to heroic mothers!
1944 Let’s secure a rich crop in 1944!
1944 Salut. State Jazz Orchestra of the RSFSR
1945 Greetings to mother Russia!
1945 The less kilowatts you spend — The more grenades to the front you send!
1945 Youth, master skiing!
Posters published by Axis forces:
1943 Peoples of the Caucasus! We’re bringing you liberation from the Bolshevik yoke!
Soviet Union WW2 Military Art:
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