West Germany Cold War Propaganda Collection: West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic[c] after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. (Wikipedia)
West Germany Cold War Propaganda Posters:
Military:
1955 NATO. His comrades our allies
1955 Our Bundeswehr recruits volunteers!
1960 We preserve the peace. The Bundeswehr recruits volunteers!
1960 We protect the homeland. The Bundeswehr recruits volunteers!
1970 Our Air Force. Bundeswehr
1970 Our Navy. Bundeswehr
Security:
1950-51 Workers! Sabotage squads threaten your factory!
1950-51 Stop the saboteurs. Securing the track is securing your life.
1950-51 Sand in the gears makes you unemployed!
1950-51 Spies are stalking our engineers and lab technicians in the factory. Silence! Carefulness! Open your eyes!
1950-51 Betrayal brings death
1950-51 Factory spies – spying into our workshops!
1950-51 Working people, watch out for the fifth column!
Anti-Communism:
1952 Liberation Committee for the Victims of Totalitarian Arbitrariness
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