A British "Blenheim" Bomber of the Coastal Command Aids a British Destroyer in Smashing a German Submarine
A Blenheim bomber, a destroyer and a convoy are shown as a German submarine, marked with a swastika, breaks up and its crew fall into the sea, above the caption 'A British Blenheim bomber of the Coastal Command aids a British destroyer in smashing a German submarine'. It is a one-sided victory scene with no British losses shown, and no date or location.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- No issuing body printed (initials 'P.D.')
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- 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 (UK wartime publication)
No issuing body printed (initials 'P.D.'). National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-44.
Text on the object
A British "Blenheim" bomber of the Coastal Command aids a British destroyer in smashing a German submarine [initials:] P.D.
