Content note: Cover of the 1942 SS brochure 'Der Untermensch' ('The Subhuman'), pairing a close-up portrait with rows of soldiers, shown whole. This object is shown as it was published. Why

Der Untermensch (SS Main Office brochure, cover)

The cover of the 1942 SS brochure 'Der Untermensch' ('The Subhuman') places a large close-up of a bald, unshaven man in front of rows of soldiers in padded caps, with the title in red brushed lettering.

Date: 1942
Period: Second World War
Made by: SS-Hauptamt (SS Main Office), brochure cover
Region: Western and Central Europe
Country: Nazi Germany
Medium: Books and pamphlets
Issuer type: Party
Regime: Nazi Germany
Leader: Adolf Hitler
Audience: Own forces
Purpose: Demonize
Themes: Race and ethnicity, War and the military
Event: World War II
Techniques: Name-calling Scapegoating Fear appeal
Regime: Nazi Germany
Leader: Adolf Hitler
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Holocaust Research Project), retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights: Public domain per Commons page (category PD Germany; author SS Main Office)
SS-Hauptamt, 1942 (author per Commons: SS Main Office)