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title: Leaders of the Allied Nations Whose Headquarters Are in Britain
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-leaders-of-the-allied-nations-in-britain-1939/
description: Nine portraits of exiled Allied leaders (Pierlot, Wilhelmina, Benes, Haakon, de Gaulle, Sikorski, George of the Hellenes, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
section: Collection
---

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[![Leaders of the Allied Nations Whose Headquarters Are in Britain, 1939 UK poster: Nine portraits of exiled Allied leaders](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-leaders-of-the-allied-nations-in-britain-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/uk-leaders-of-the-allied-nations-in-britain-1939.jpg)

# Leaders of the Allied Nations Whose Headquarters Are in Britain

Nine portraits of exiled Allied leaders (Pierlot, Wilhelmina, Benes, Haakon, de Gaulle, Sikorski, George of the Hellenes, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, King Peter) are arranged in a V shape between London landmarks above the title. The tell is the V and the landmarks, which attach the symbol of victory and the prestige of London to the named leaders (transfer).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
M. HUBERT PIERLOT
QUEEN WILHELMINA
Dr. BENES
KING HAAKON
GENERAL DE GAULLE
GENERAL SIKORSKI
KING GEORGE of the HELLENES
Grand Duchess of LUXEMBOURG
KING PETER
LEADERS OF THE ALLIED NATIONS WHOSE HEADQUARTERS ARE IN BRITAIN
PRINTED IN ENGLAND.
```

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