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    Artist

  • Mjölnir, 1901-1980, artist

    • Title

  • Volkssturm

  • Physical Description

    1 poster : color, facsimile ; 83 x 59 cm

  • Date

    1944

  • Place of Publication

    Berlin

  • Notes

    Poster is a reproduction from the book "Anschläge : deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit, 1900-1960 ; 122 Blatt in den Druck- und Papierfarben der Originale," cataloged in the LBI Library under call number r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963.

  • Summary

    Posted shows an illustration of a young man and an old man, armed with rifles. The old man has a red and black armband that says "Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht". The text "Um Freiheit und Leben" is displayed at the top in red stylized font, and the title is displayed at the bottom in the same font.

  • Subject

    Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, Deutscher Volkssturm; Posters, Facsimiles

  • Genre

    War posters; Posters

  • Medium

    Posters, German, 1930-1940

  • Part Of

    Anschläge: Deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit 1900-1960, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963

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Biographical/Historical Information

Mjölnir was the alias of illustrator Hans Schweitzer, an artist who produced many propagandistic posters for the Nazi Party. "Mjölnir" is the name of Thor's hammer in Norse mythology.

In order to mobilize the last reserves of strength, Hitler called up the "Volkssturm" on 18 October 1944 during what would be the final months of World War II. The Volksturm was made up of all men between the ages of 16 and 60, even those who were previously declared unfit for military service. Heinrich Himmler, who had previously survived an assassination attempt on July 20, 1944, lead the training and command of the Volkssturm troops.

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Citation

Mjölnir: Volkssturm, Leo Baeck Institute, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963 [V.20].