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title: Armia Polska we Francyi (Polish Army in France), recruiting poster by W. T. Benda, 1917
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/polish-army-france-recruiting-benda-1917/
description: A soldier in a French-style helmet and a Polish eagle armband surges forward with a rifle and bayonet, a banner with the white eagle filling the upper…
section: Collection
---

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# Armia Polska we Francyi (Polish Army in France), recruiting poster by W. T. Benda, 1917

A soldier in a French-style helmet and a Polish eagle armband surges forward with a rifle and bayonet, a banner with the white eagle filling the upper left. The tell is the national banner and eagle insignia, which lend the Polish nation's emblem to the call to enlist; the bilingual text and a blank 'recruiting centre No.' make it a fill-in sheet.

## Text on the object

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

```
ARMIA POLSKA WE FRANCYI
POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE
CENTRUM REKRUTACYJNE No.
RECRUITING CENTRE

W.T.BENDA
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE (Polish)
POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE
RECRUITING CENTRE No. (Polish)
RECRUITING CENTRE

W.T.BENDA
```

Bilingual sheet; the English lines repeat the Polish. Translation is a machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.

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