20 Iconic British World War II Propaganda Posters

15. "Put It There!" (1940-1945)

Shipyward Worker Navy Wwii Poster
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Unity was paramount during the Second World War but German U-boats put the frighteners up much of the British population and made them become fearful of their future.

This poster, showing a shipyard worker and a member of the Royal Navy strangling a U-boat, was intended to increase morale and togetherness.

 
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