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title: General estadunidense Douglas MacArthur, Comandante en Jefe de la Zona del Suroeste del Pacífico [American General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief of the Southwest Pacific Area]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-ociaa-general-macarthur-spanish-1942/
description: A full-colour portrait of General MacArthur in gold-braided cap with the US eagle badge and five-star collar insignia.
section: Collection
---

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# General estadunidense Douglas MacArthur, Comandante en Jefe de la Zona del Suroeste del Pacífico [American General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief of the Southwest Pacific Area]

A full-colour portrait of General MacArthur in gold-braided cap with the US eagle badge and five-star collar insignia, set on a blue ground with a red border. The Spanish caption gives his title; rank, insignia and the national emblem carry the poster's appeal (transfer), with no argument beyond the name and office.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
General estadunidense Douglas MacArthur
Comandante en Jefe
de la Zona del Suroeste del Pacífico

Portrait by Boris Artzybasheff
Publicado por el Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Washington, E. U. A.
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
American General Douglas MacArthur
Commander in Chief
of the Southwest Pacific Area

Portrait by Boris Artzybasheff
Published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Washington, U.S.A.
```

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