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title: Cambodian Blood poster, item 92 (Khmer, distributed in Saigon)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/cambodian-blood-poster-92-khmer-1954/
description: A Khmer-language colour poster of a uniformed soldier in a beret holding a rifle across his body while rice farmers work in flooded fields behind him.
section: Collection
---

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# Cambodian Blood poster, item 92 (Khmer, distributed in Saigon)

A Khmer-language colour poster of a uniformed soldier in a beret holding a rifle across his body while rice farmers work in flooded fields behind him. The headline concerns Khmer blood that has been shed. The imprint credits Office No. 4 of the Khmer Army General Staff. The tell is identity-fusion with glittering generalities: the soldier is shown guarding the farmers, tying the nation's land and people to the army.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

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

```
ឈាមខ្មែរគ្រប់ដំណក់ដែលស្រក់ចុះ
ដោយយុទ្ធ... [partly illegible]

ផ្សាយចេញពីការិយាល័យទី៤ នៃអគ្គសេនាធិការ ខេមរយោធា
```

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

```
Headline, approximate: Every drop of Khmer blood that has fallen ... [remainder not translated]. Imprint: Published by Office No. 4 of the General Staff, Khmer Army.
```

Headline lines 2 and 3 partly uncertain in Khmer script; imprint read in full.

[← Watch Traffic Signals, Traffic Safety (Japanese and English poster distributed in Japan)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/watch-traffic-signals-traffic-safety-japanese-1954/) [Sacrifice for Your Country poster (Khmer poster distributed in Saigon) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/sacrifice-for-your-country-poster-174-khmer-saigon-1954/)

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