Poster, Belgian, Call to Arms, Front de l'indépendance, 1944
€175.00
Tax included
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).
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Besides, we remind you that Article R.645-1 of the French Penal Code establishes fines applicable to fifth class contraventions (except in the specific cases of a filming, show or exhibition which refer to historical events) for any individual who wears a uniform, insignia or symbol reminiscent of those worn by members of the various organizations declared criminal in application of Article 9 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal annexed to the London Agreement of August 8, 1945 – SS, SD, Gestapo, Nazi leaders (the Führer, the Reichsleitung, the Gauleiters and their main collaborators, the Ortsgruppenleiter, the Zellenleiter and the Blockleiter), or reminiscent of those worn by any person found guilty, by a French or International Jurisdiction, of one or several crimes against humanity established by Articles 211-1 to 212-3 or mentioned in Law No. 64-1326 of December 26, 1964.
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