Poster, Belgian, Call to Arms, Front de l'indépendance, 1944
Rare genuine WWII Belgian poster, published by the Front de l'indépendance and calling the general population to take arms against the German forces.
Printed in French and Dutch, this document was plastered in Belgium following the liberation of Paris, the capital of France, in August 1944, in order to instigate a similar popular uprising.
Good overall condition; this poster was glued to a sheet of black paper on the reverse of which another document is still present -- a notice published by the German authorities in May 1942, printed in both German and Dutch (information sheet for foreigners taking up commercial employment in Germany).
Dimensions of the poster: 8.34in x 10.78in.
Dimensions of the notice: 6.69in x 10.47in.
https://www.belgiumwwii.be/belgique-en-guerre/articles/front-de-l-independance-le.html
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Rare genuine WWII Belgian poster, published by the Front de l'indépendance and calling the general population to take arms against the German forces.
Printed in French and Dutch, this document was plastered in Belgium following the liberation of Paris, the capital of France, in August 1944, in order to instigate a similar popular uprising.
Good overall condition; this poster was glued to a sheet of black paper on the reverse of which another document is still present -- a notice published by the German authorities in May 1942, printed in both German and Dutch (information sheet for foreigners taking up commercial employment in Germany).
Dimensions of the poster: 8.34in x 10.78in.
Dimensions of the notice: 6.69in x 10.47in.
https://www.belgiumwwii.be/belgique-en-guerre/articles/front-de-l-independance-le.html
