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title: Now That Our Men Have Landed on Enemy Soil Surely No One Will Endanger Their Supply of Vital Munitions by Taking Unnecessary Journeys
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-now-that-our-men-have-landed-railway-executive-committee-1939/
description: A photograph of soldiers wading ashore from a landing craft through surf and smoke fills the top half; below, tilted banners ask whether anyone would
section: Collection
---

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# Now That Our Men Have Landed on Enemy Soil Surely No One Will Endanger Their Supply of Vital Munitions by Taking Unnecessary Journeys

A photograph of soldiers wading ashore from a landing craft through surf and smoke fills the top half; below, tilted banners ask whether anyone would 'endanger their supply of vital munitions by taking unnecessary journeys'. The tell for transfer is the borrowing of the soldiers' landing to attach weight to a request about rail travel, with a guilt framing ('surely no one will').

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
NOW THAT OUR MEN HAVE LANDED ON ENEMY SOIL
SURELY NO ONE WILL ENDANGER THEIR SUPPLY OF
VITAL MUNITIONS BY TAKING UNNECESSARY JOURNEYS

RAILWAY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

No. 564
JAS. TRUSCOTT & SON, LTD., LONDON & TONBRIDGE
```

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