£200
War Poster Victory Winston Churchill Beethoven WWII. Original vintage World War Two poster featuring large letter V and the first four notes of Beethovens Fifth Symphony, and flags of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, France, China, Abyssinia, Greece, Yugoslavia, Russia, United States, and British Empire on the front, and on the reverse coat of arms of Netherlands, Poland, Free France, Norway, Yugoslavia, Greece, Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Luxembour on the side by the speech delivered by Winston Churchill during World War Two which reads - Do not despair brave Norwegians; your land shall be cleansed not only from the invader, but from the filthy Quislings who are his tools. Be sure of yourselves, Czechs; your independence shall be restored. Poles, the heroism of your people standing up to cruel oppressors, the courage of your soldiers, sailors and airmen, shall not be forgotten. Your country shall live again and resume its rightful part in the new organization of Europe. Lift up your heads, gallant Frenchmen; not all the infamies of Darlan and of Laval shall stand between you and the restoration of your birthright. Tough, stout-hearted Dutch, Belgians, Luxemburgers; tormented, mishandled, shamefully cast-away peoples of Yugoslavia; glorious Greece, now subjected to the crowning insult of the rule of the Italian Jacknapes; yield not an inch. Keep your souls clean from all contact with the Nazi. Make them feel, even in their fleeting hour of brutish triumph, that they are the moral outcasts of mankind. Help is coming; mighty forces are arming on your behalf. Have faith; have hope; deliverance is sure. Printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. Good condition, staining, double sided, paper skimming on reverse corner. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 28x18, year of printing: 1940s.
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