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title: Alliés pour la paix mondiale (French poster distributed in Asia)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/allies-for-world-peace-french-1952/
description: 'A photo-set poster of foreign soldiers training at Fort Benning, Georgia: a machine-gun team, a rifle-instruction pair, a classroom of officers (2 of 4)'
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[![Alliés pour la paix mondiale, 1952 US poster: A photo-set poster of foreign soldiers training at Fort Benning, Georgia](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/allies-for-world-peace-french-1952.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/allies-for-world-peace-french-1952.jpg)

# Alliés pour la paix mondiale (French poster distributed in Asia)

A photo-set poster of foreign soldiers training at Fort Benning, Georgia: a machine-gun team, a rifle-instruction pair, a classroom of officers writing, infantry and a tank in a field exercise, a group portrait of officers from 23 nations, and a mortar crew. The text argues that free nations present a stronger united front if their armies train and arm alike. The tell is glittering-generalities, with 'world peace' attached to military training, and bandwagon, in the count of 23 nations training together.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (French) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Alliés pour la paix mondiale

Les nations libres du monde pourront présenter contre l'agresseur un front beaucoup plus uni si leurs armées respectives reçoivent une même formation militaire et si leurs équipements sont tous pareils. C'est là le but que poursuit un programme d'entraînement qui se déroule actuellement à Fort Benning, centre de formation des fantassins aux États-Unis, où des soldats de la plupart des nations libres suivent le même entraînement que leurs camarades américains. Ils apprennent tous à manier les mêmes armes et les mêmes théories leur sont enseignées. De retour chez eux ils partageront leurs connaissances avec leurs camarades, militaires comme eux.

La pratique actuelle de toutes les armes et l'étude des opérations militaires font partie du plan devant prévenir toute attaque par des nations belliqueuses et assurer la paix mondiale.

Sur les terrains de manœuvre, ils voient les efforts conjugués des hommes et du matériel, pour le règlement des problèmes qui peuvent surgir au feu. Eux aussi participeront à des manœuvres de ce genre.

(pour la photo horizontale). A l'heure actuelle des soldats originaires de vingt-trois nations suivent un entraînement militaire à Fort Benning. Un brin de causette devant le bâtiment de l'école.

Travaillant comme une seule et même équipe, des hommes originaires de plusieurs nations, rassemblent et évaluent leurs données pour placer au plus juste le feu d'un mortier de 81 m/m au cours d'un tir à la cible.
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Allies for world peace

The free nations of the world will be able to present a much more united front against the aggressor if their respective armies receive the same military training and if their equipment is all alike. That is the aim of a training program now under way at Fort Benning, the infantry training center in the United States, where soldiers of most free nations undergo the same training as their American comrades. They all learn to handle the same weapons and are taught the same theories. Back home they will share their knowledge with their comrades, fellow soldiers.

The present practice of all weapons and the study of military operations are part of the plan meant to prevent any attack by warlike nations and to ensure world peace.

On the maneuver grounds they see the combined efforts of men and equipment in settling problems that may arise under fire. They too will take part in maneuvers of this kind.

(for the horizontal photo). At present soldiers from twenty-three nations are undergoing military training at Fort Benning. A bit of chat in front of the school building.

Working as one and the same team, men from several nations gather and evaluate their data to place the fire of an 81 mm mortar as accurately as possible during target practice.
```

[← The Flag That Fans Freedom's Flame](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-the-flag-that-fans-freedoms-flame-1952/) [Allies for World Peace (Khmer-language poster distributed in Cambodia) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/allies-for-world-peace-khmer-1952/)

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