--- title: The Fight Goes On - Czechoslovakia url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/cz-the-fight-goes-on-1939/ description: 'Page 16 of an illustrated pamphlet: six photographs of Czechoslovak soldiers (1938 army, 1939 in France, Middle East, women''s auxiliary in Palestine.' section: Collection --- 1. [Home](https://propagandaarchive.org/) 2. [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) 3. The Fight Goes On - Czechoslovakia [![The Fight Goes On - Czechoslovakia, 1939 Czechoslovakia leaflet: Page 16 of an illustrated pamphlet](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/cz-the-fight-goes-on-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/cz-the-fight-goes-on-1939.jpg) # The Fight Goes On - Czechoslovakia Page 16 of an illustrated pamphlet: six photographs of Czechoslovak soldiers (1938 army, 1939 in France, Middle East, women's auxiliary in Palestine, anti-tank unit and woman sniper in Russia) beside text giving 1938 army strength and exile-army service. The tell is selection: strength figures and honours are given without losses or the outcome of 1938, and 'defence of liberty' and 'liberation of Europe' stand in for specifics. ## Propaganda techniques used in this leaflet [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) ## Text on the object Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` THE FIGHT GOES ON The Czechoslovak Army of 1938. The Czechoslovak Army of 1939 in France. Czechoslovak soldiers in the Middle East. Czechoslovak A.T.S. in Palestine. A Czechoslovak anti-tank Unit in Russia. A Czechoslovak woman sniper in Russia. In 1938 Czechoslovakia, in spite of limited resources, was fully prepared to fight against Nazi Germany in defence of liberty. When the Czechoslovak Army mobilised in 1938 its strength was:— 41 Infantry Divisions. 4 Armoured Divisions. 25 Fortress Regiments. 41 Artillery Regiments. In all, there were 1,300,000 men, all excellently armed by the well-known Skoda armament factories. A Czechoslovak Army fought in France and was reformed in England. It is now ready to take its part in the liberation of Europe. Some Units have already gained battle honours in the Middle East. Other Units are fighting in Russia and distinguished themselves at the liberation of Kiev. A Czechoslovak Brigade has now reached the frontiers of their homeland with the advancing Soviet forces. 16 ``` [← Social Progress - Czechoslovakia](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/cz-social-progress-leaflet-1939/) [The Fight in the Air - Czechoslovakia →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/cz-the-fight-in-the-air-1939/) ## More propaganda examples that use the same techniques - [Gypsum alabaster slab inscribed in cuneiform, from Nimrud (Kalhu), reign of Ashurnasirpal II](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/nimrud-slab-ashurnasirpal-ii-inscription-883bce/) (Neo Assyrian Empire · 0000 · Transfer, Glittering generalities) - [Colour lithograph of the Latin text of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti on the wall of the temple of Roma and Augustus at Ancyra, with the heading in large letters (Perrot, Guillaume and Delbet, 1872)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/lithograph-res-gestae-ancyra-heading-0014/) (Roman Empire · 0014 · Card stacking, Glittering generalities) - [Bronze sestertius of Trajan, reverse S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C, the emperor on horseback riding down an enemy](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/sestertius-trajan-optimo-principi-0103/) (Roman Empire · 0103 · Testimonial, Glittering generalities) - [Gold solidus of Constantine I, reverse RESTITVTORI LIBERTATIS](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/solidus-constantine-i-restitutori-libertatis-0313/) (Roman Empire · 0313 · Glittering generalities) - [Gold solidus of Justinian I, reverse VICTORIA AVGGG with Victory holding a Christogram staff](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/solidus-justinian-i-victoria-avggg-0538/) (Byzantine Empire · 0538 · Transfer, Glittering generalities) - [The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I (Royal Museums Greenwich version), oil on panel](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/armada-portrait-elizabeth-i-greenwich-1588/) (England · 1588 · Transfer, Glittering generalities) - [Medal of Elizabeth I: portrait in a ruff, reverse an ark on stormy waves with SAEVAS TRANQVILLA PER VNDAS (18th-century aftercast of a 1588 model)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/elizabeth-i-ark-medal-aftercast-1588/) (England · 1588 · Transfer, Glittering generalities) - [Frontispiece to Eikon Basilike, The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his Solitudes and Sufferings (Hollar, 1649)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eikon-basilike-frontispiece-hollar-1649/) (Dutch Republic · 1649 · Transfer, Glittering generalities)