A Message to You from Eighth Army (Churchill tanks)
A text-only sheet in red and black, headed 'A Message to you from Eighth Army', thanks the makers of Churchill tanks and cites their performance in the break through the Adolf Hitler Line. It is a signed commander's testimonial and reports only favourable results (tanks 'hard hit without the crews being injured').
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Headquarters, Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese, signed); printed for the Ministry of Supply (imprint 'M. OF S. 131')
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Themes
- War and the military, Labor
- 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
- Public domain (UK Crown copyright, 50 years from publication, expired before 1996; no URAA restoration)
Headquarters, Eighth Army, June 1944, for the Ministry of Supply. NARA, WWII Foreign Posters.
Text on the object
A MESSAGE TO YOU FROM EIGHTH ARMY It may interest you to know of the fine performance of the Churchill tanks which supported the Canadian Corps when they attacked and broke through the Adolf Hitler Line last month. The Churchills stood up to a lot of punishment from heavy anti-tank guns. Several tanks were hard hit without the crews being injured. They got across some amazingly rough ground. Their 6-pdr. guns made good penetration and were quick to load and aim. So good was the work of this Brigade with their Churchills that the Canadians have as a privilege asked them to bear the Maple Leaf on their tanks. The tank crews have come through their successful attack on the Adolf Hitler Line with tremendous confidence in the Churchill tank. We shall make good use of every Churchill you send us. With the thanks and best wishes of the Eighth Army. [signature:] Oliver Leese Headquarters, Eighth Army, June, 1944 Lieutenant-General, Commander, Eighth Army. M. OF S. 131
