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title: The Dutch Fight on to Victory
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/netherlands-the-dutch-fight-on-to-victory-1939/
description: A giant sailor with 'Koninklijke Marine' on his cap waves a Dutch flag from a gun mount, with a warship and a formation of aircraft behind him.
section: Collection
---

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# The Dutch Fight on to Victory

A giant sailor with 'Koninklijke Marine' on his cap waves a Dutch flag from a gun mount, with a warship and a formation of aircraft behind him, under the words 'The Dutch fight on to victory'. The tell is the flag and the navy uniform scaled up to monumental size so that national symbols carry the claim of victory, with no figures or events cited.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
THE DUTCH
FIGHT ON
TO VICTORY

[cap band:] Koninklijke Marine
[mark:] P42
```

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