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This Is Luxembourg, One of the United Nations, 1939 Luxembourg poster: A sheet headed 'this is LUXEMBOURG' with a coat

This Is Luxembourg, One of the United Nations

A sheet headed 'this is LUXEMBOURG' with a coat of arms, a history text, photographs of harvesting, a market, vineyards, steel works and Luxembourg City, and a statistics panel. The tell for card-stacking is the selection of agriculture, steel output and scenery as the whole national picture; the text describes the country's history and economy and says nothing of the German occupation.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Card stacking
Date
1939
Period
Second World War
Made by
Luxembourg Government Commissioner of Information; artists F. C. Veit and S. M. Adler
Region
Western and Central Europe
Country
Luxembourg
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
State
Regime
Luxembourg Government in Exile
Leader
Grand Duchess Charlotte
Audience
Foreign public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Themes
War and the military, Economy and finance, Media and information
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
Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision (foreign-government imprint lithographed in the US)
Luxembourg Government Commissioner of Information; F. C. Veit and S. M. Adler, National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-899j.

Text on the object

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

this is
LUXEMBOURG

In the thousand years of its history the Luxembourg nation has been included in many empires, that of Charlemagne, Charles V, Philipp II, and Napoleon. [...] Luxembourg is a popular center for the European tourist trade, and many visitors come every year to marvel at Luxembourg's historic architecture and to enjoy its scenic beauty.

MEDIEVAL TOWN HALL IN ECHTERNACH.
the people
FARMER'S FAMILY HARVESTING
THE VEGETABLE MARKET IN LUXEMBOURG CITY.
HARVESTING OF GRAPES IN THE LUXEMBOURG MOSELLE VALLEY.
their work
POPULATION: 296,113. Each figure represents 16,000. AREA: 999 sq. miles.
[statistics not reproduced]
Radio Luxembourg (with Radio Moscow the most powerful station in Europe)
VIEW OF A HAULING TRACK IN THE BELVAL WORKS.
the country
LUXEMBOURG-CITY (EAST SIDE).
CLERVAUX, FAMOUS TOURISTIC CENTER IN THE ARDENNES.
BELVAL, STEEL WORKS OF ESCH-ON-ALZETTE.

f. c. veit and s. m. adler
Lithographed in the United States of America
ONE OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ISSUED BY THE LUXEMBOURG GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONER OF INFORMATION

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