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Small poster made to discourage US troops from socializing with Germans

Object | Accession Number: 1996.48.1

Handbill issued by the American Army which uses an image of Holocaust victims to remind soldiers not to fraternize with German civilians.

Artwork Title
Don't Fratenize Mauthausen
Date
issue:  approximately 1945 April-1945 June
Geography
depiction: Mauthausen (Concentration Camp); Mauthausen (Austria)
Language
English
Classification
Posters
Category
Fliers
Object Type
Handbills (tgm)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eugene John Glantz

About This Object

Physical Description
Small paper handbill of a black and white, half tone reproduction photograph image of a row of 3, large stacks of emaciated, naked corpses in front of a large wooden building. A line of male bystanders, most in civilian clothes, and a one in concentration camp uniform trousers, are looking at the bodies. There is white text at the top and bottom.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 10.375 inches (26.353 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Markings
front top, white ink : DONT FRATERNIZE
front bottom, white ink : MAUTHAUSEN
bottom right corner, white ink : PHOTO P R O / I & E OFFICE / 1 1 ∆
Contributor
Producer: United States Army, 11th Armored Division Headquarters, Information and Education Office

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The handbill was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Eugene Glantz.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:23:10
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