German Propoganda

This picture portrays the Allied forces and the "Liberators" as complete savages and killers. This is a German propaganda poster to make the allied forces look like cold-blooded murderers. The title itself makes the word "LIBERATORS" seem like a negative thing because it is in the color of blood and is the title of a monster attacking a defenseless town. The German who made this propaganda poster definitely included the strong predujice beliefs and stereotypes to decieve the civilians at that time. First of all, the monster's head is representing the KKK club because it says "KU-KLUX-K..." on its neck. It has that to show Americans as racist heathens since the KKK club was around at that time. They wanted to protray all Americans like that even though it was definitely no true. In the monster's left hand, there's a money bag with a man clinging onto it, which supports the stereotype of Jewish people being "money grabbers". They are obviously hypocritical because they are accusing Americans of being racist, when on the same poster they are mocking people of the Jewish faith. On the monster's shoulders, there are two girls, one holding an American Flag, representing the monster as an American, and the other one blowing into a trumpet with Indian feathers on her head. They are trying to say that the present Americans are invaders and took over the country when the American Indians were there first. It makes Americans seem as invaders and as people who usurp any land that they feel like taking. Its left foot is a nuclear missile with blood splatted on it to show American's cruelness towards innocent civilians. Behind it there is blood-colored smoke showing people constantly being slaughtered by American bombs. Also, on its right arm, there is a noose hanging, which represents constant death by Americans and their violence. On one of the monster's other arms, there is a striped cloth as its sleeve, which implies that there are more criminals and crimes committed in America, therefore, making it an unorderly country. That arm also has a handcuff connected to it with a gun in its hand showing that the American soldiers are all criminals who have been released and given guns to kill mercilessly. All of these details put together show the propoganda that the Germans constantly attempt to use to brainwash its people to join the war to fight against these so-called "monsters".