Poland war propaganda poster - can anyone explain this picture?

I came across this in my local museum.
It is war propaganda.
Could anyone tell me about it?

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Is it Propaganda? I would view it as a politically motivated statement, as you would find in a any modern newspaper. It just seems to be making the statement that the mess associated with the war is the fault of the English.

How? I am assuming it is WW2, is it commenting that England did not react quickly enough or something?

I have more Propaganda or politically motivated statements but I did not understand this one.


Come on, tell us about it then.

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Here another, note Wara does not mean war but something like "go away".

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As would I....


I think it is commenting on the pact that England made with Poland to offer assistance in the event of German aggression. A pact that the English had no possible way of standing behind.


I think it loosely translates to "England, this is your work"

This one is pretty self explanatory, I think.
Anyone care to comment on these?

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Poster #1:
A Commie propaganda poster blaming UK for Poland's initial defeat in WWII. A lot of Poles still think that way accusing UK of not helping Poland during the first stage of WWII.

Poster #2:
more of the same.

or hands off

What tells you it is Commie?

The second is a Polish soldier fighting off the Nazis, isn't it?
So how could it be more of the same?


That makes sence.

I can explain it. We didn't had support and after the war we were sold for Soviets British have confiscated (stolen) our national gold reserves (transported to UK throught Romania in 1939).

I answer if you ask but we should rememeber that we learn history.

im going out right now..im sorry
buy if this thread will be still alive i will join and help as i like this subject

Of course, I was just not sure if it was on the way in to WW2 or on the way out, that this poster was blaming England.


Great all comments welcome.
I would like to know more, always.

Yes this poster was blaimng england but I don't know exatly this one... but I know one face on this poster so I gues I am right.

then why sign such a pact? speaks volumes of the limies.

Never Britain, is it? Always England. Tut tut.

thats right


This is a German poster from the early WW2 time which was printed in Polish for distribution in Poland to undermine any possible alliances.

No, he ruled Egypt. I think Chamberlain was in power in Jolly Ole.


That is interesting, so it really would be propaganda then.

It was.
A similar poster was produced by Germans for the French consumption: "C 'est L'anglais qui nous a fait ca".


This is a game of words that in effect has two meanings:

1. Poland was the first country to put up a fight against the Germans (Austria and Czechoslovakia didn't)

2. Poland is always ready to fight. Implies that Poles do not look for excuses to avoid a just fight, or look whether others are ready if there is a need to fight.

Sean, your 2nd and 3rd Images, are Polish propaganda from the time of the Warsaw uprising. Both are displayed in the Uprising Museum in Warsaw.

Phil

Not true.
Both are from 1939.

I stand corrected, from 1939 and the invasion of Poland, generated Support for the Home Army which led to the Warsaw uprising

Not true.
The first poster accuses England (sic!) of destruction of Poland (I suspect it's a German or Communist post-war propaganda).
The second one is pre-war propaganda poster telling 'stay away'. A soldier driving a bayonet into a hand with an armband with svastika is self explanatory.

German Nazi propaganda.

Let the flag of Poland fly high... and its neighbours know... this flag is eternal. We know how to forgive... but we are aware of the past aswell. Recent Past.

(about the first poster in this thread)



And here is the supposed author of both versions: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Matejko

In Yalta we were sold it is fact.

If we were such great allies so it is time for British to give back our national gold reserves confiscated (stolen) after the war. We are not under communist rule and now it is time to send our gold back to Poland.

Gentelmens do so.

It is true that u were sold down the river but u have to understand that we could have ill afforded a protracted war with Russia at that time. It was a placating measure.

What leads you to believe that a war with the Soviet Union would be "protracted"?

We sustained heavy casualties as a result of WWII. There was a lot of unfinished business and it would have dragged on until acceptable resolutions came about. I'm no expert but that was the prevailing view at the time.