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title: A Daylight Raid on the Enemy Coast (For Freedom series, E.E.3)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-for-freedom-daylight-raid-enemy-coast-1939/
description: A photograph shows motor launches and landing craft of the Royal Navy at sea, with a caption on Commando raids.
section: Collection
---

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# A Daylight Raid on the Enemy Coast (For Freedom series, E.E.3)

A photograph shows motor launches and landing craft of the Royal Navy at sea, with a caption on Commando raids. The tell for fear-appeal is the claim that 'Hitler has learned to fear these Commando raids and he will fear them more', which frames British action as a threat to the enemy, and for transfer the Union Jack device and 'For Freedom' label.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
E.E.3.
A DAYLIGHT RAID ON THE ENEMY COAST
FOR FREEDOM

THE ROYAL NAVY has many small ships which are used to land Commando troops on enemy shores.  Hitler has learned to fear these Commando raids and he will fear them more as the months go by and they happen again and again.  Much valuable information is always brought back together with German prisoners.
```

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