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title: 'Our Flags: Beat Germany, Support Every Flag That Opposes Prussianism'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/our-flags-beat-germany-1918/
description: The American flag leads a massed group of Allied flags above the silhouettes of soldiers with rifles, over a panel urging viewers to beat Germany.
section: Collection
---

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# Our Flags: Beat Germany, Support Every Flag That Opposes Prussianism

The American flag leads a massed group of Allied flags above the silhouettes of soldiers with rifles, over a panel urging viewers to beat Germany, eat less of the food fighters need, deny themselves something and waste nothing. The poster links household food saving to the Allied cause by way of its flags, and sets the enemy as 'Prussianism' rather than the German people.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
Our Flags

BEAT GERMANY
Support EVERY FLAG
that opposes Prussianism
Eat less of the food Fighters need
DENY yourself something
WASTE NOTHING

UNITED STATES
FOOD
ADMINISTRATION

ADOLPH TREIDLER

OB.
EDWARDS & DEUTSCH LITHO. CO. CHICAGO
```

'OB.' (bottom left) is a small printed code. The imprint spelling 'DEUTSCH' is as best read from the scan.

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