Help Free French to Fight for Democracy - Join France Forever
A soldier in a tropical helmet holds a bayonet in front of a tricolour, tanks and guns, while Joan of Arc in armour carries a banner with the Cross of Lorraine above him; the text asks viewers to help the Free French fight for democracy and to join France Forever. The tell is the transfer of Joan of Arc and the tricolour onto the Free French cause, with 'democracy' as the virtue word.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- France Forever, Room 1701, Rockefeller Plaza, New York; artist Henri Laussucq
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Movement
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Diaspora or minority
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 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
- Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision (private US committee poster, 1940s; artist Henri Laussucq)
France Forever, New York; artist Henri Laussucq, National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-16.
Text on the object
HELP FREE FRENCH TO FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY JOIN FRANCE FOREVER ROOM 1701. ROCKEFELLER PLAZA - NEW YORK. N.Y. [signature:] Henri Laussucq
