German Christmas in Jugoslavia

A cut-out photograph of five hanged men beneath a gallows frame is set in red blackletter and stencil lettering: 'German Christmas in Jugoslavia'. The tell for outrage-bait is the sarcastic headline over an execution image with no date, place, names or source for the photograph; the sheet has no text beyond the title.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Outrage bait

Date

1939

Period

Second World War

Made by

Not stated on the sheet; no imprint or issuer visible

Region

Western and Central Europe

Country

United Kingdom

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Churchill Government

Leader

Winston Churchill

Audience

Foreign public

Purpose

Demonize

Theme

War and the military

Event

World War II

Regime

Churchill wartime government

Leader

Winston Churchill

Source

Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure

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; issuer unknown; hosted by owner decision
Issuer not stated. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-892.

German Christmas
IN
JUGOSLAVIA