"Your Guns, Tanks and Universal Carriers Are Helping Red Army Win"
A reproduced typed letter from the Soviet Minister in Ottawa and the USSR's commercial attache, with an English translation, is set beside a photograph of Red Army gunners. The slogan 'Give us more of them... say Russian warriors' and the closing question 'Shall brave men die because you faltered?' put the request for higher output in the mouths of the recipients, which is the testimonial tell.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada (Government of Canada)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Mackenzie King Government
- Leader
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front, Labor
- Event
- World War II
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (Canadian Crown copyright, expired; issued by the Government of Canada in 1943)
Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada (Government of Canada). National Archives and Records Administration, WWII Foreign Posters.
Text on the object
"YOUR GUNS, TANKS AND UNIVERSAL CARRIERS ARE HELPING RED ARMY WIN" LEGATION OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS TELEPHONE 5-4341 9-го Января 1943 г. Милостивый Государь, Нас просят передать из Москвы о том, что поставляемые Канадской промышленностью танки "Валентин VII", пушки и тягачи оказались эффективными и хорошо оцениваются воинами Красной Армии. Мы уверены, что рабочие Канады усилят выпуск этого вооружения, которое будет поступать все в большем количестве и что Канадское Правительство со своей стороны примет меры к ускорению его поставки в Советский Союз для использования его в борьбе против общего врага - гитлеровской Германии. С личным уважением, Мы остаемся, Искренне Ваши, Федор Гусев Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посланник Союза ССР в Канаде Иван Кротов Атташе по торговым делам Миссии СССР в Канаде Translation of above letter Dear Sir, We have been advised from Moscow that the tanks "Valentin VII", guns and Universal Carriers produced by the Canadian industry proved to be quite effective and are considered by warriors of the Red Army as of high quality. We feel confident that the workers of Canada will do their utmost to increase the output of the arms and such will be delivered in still greater quantities, and that the Government of Canada on their part will take the necessary steps to speed up shipment of the munitions to the battle fields in the Soviet Union where they will be effectively used in the struggle against the common enemy-hitlerite Germany. With personal regards, we remain, sincerely yours, FEODOR GOUSEV Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the USSR to Canada IVAN I. KROTOV Commercial Attaché of the Legation of the USSR "GIVE US MORE OF THEM"...SAY RUSSIAN WARRIORS SHALL BRAVE MEN DIE BECAUSE YOU FALTERED? This message is issued by the Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada.
The Russian letter is the original of the English translation printed beneath it on the poster (translation of the Russian: 'Dear Sir, We have been asked to convey from Moscow that the tanks "Valentin VII", guns and tractors supplied by Canadian industry have proved effective and are well regarded by Red Army soldiers. We are confident that the workers of Canada will increase the output of this armament, which will arrive in ever greater quantities, and that the Canadian Government for its part will take measures to speed its delivery to the Soviet Union for use in the fight against the common enemy, Hitlerite Germany. With personal respect, we remain, yours sincerely'). All other text is English.
