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title: Holland Will Rise Again
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/netherlands-holland-will-rise-again-1939/
description: A sepia photograph of a ruined town with a surviving Gothic tower and rubble in the foreground carries the line 'Holland will rise again'.
section: Collection
---

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# Holland Will Rise Again

A sepia photograph of a ruined town with a surviving Gothic tower and rubble in the foreground carries the line 'Holland will rise again'. The tell is the promise of recovery set over images of destruction with no plan, date or actor named, so hope rests on the slogan alone.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

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

```
HOLLAND
WILL RISE AGAIN
```

[← Help Holland - Give for Dutch War Relief](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/netherlands-help-holland-give-1939/) [The Dutch Fight on to Victory →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/netherlands-the-dutch-fight-on-to-victory-1939/)

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