20 Iconic British World War II Propaganda Posters

4. "Together We Shall Strangle Hitlerism" (1941/42)

An original 1939 Ministry of Information 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster, left, is seen on display at Christie's auction house in London, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. The poster is to be auctioned in 'The London Sale' on Sept. 3 as is expected to realise a pr
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Once Germany attacked the socialist Soviet Union in June 1941 and Joseph Stalin's USSR became British allies, the government wanted to find a way to convince the public the pair could work together effectively.

This poster depicts Adolf Hitler being strangled by a British and a Soviet flag and it was accompanied with a phrase underneath that read: "Together we shall strangle Hitlerism".

 
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