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title: Den slutliga fredens vapen [The Final Victory Weapon] [Swedish]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-final-weapon-of-peace-swedish-1942/
description: A photograph of a four-engined US bomber seen from above sits in a blue star-bordered frame beside an American flag and a portrait of President Roosevelt.
section: Collection
---

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[![Den slutliga fredens vapen \[The Final Victory Weapon\] \[Swedish\], 1942 US poster: A photograph of a four-engined US bomber](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-final-weapon-of-peace-swedish-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-final-weapon-of-peace-swedish-1942.jpg)

# Den slutliga fredens vapen [The Final Victory Weapon] [Swedish]

A photograph of a four-engined US bomber seen from above sits in a blue star-bordered frame beside an American flag and a portrait of President Roosevelt. Swedish text says British long-range raids show the 'flying fortresses' are a weapon the aggressors did not count on, and gives a starting output of 500 planes a month. The flag, stars and president's portrait attach national symbols to the aircraft (transfer).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
DEN SLUTLIGA
FREDENS VAPEN

Det brittiska flygets anfall mot långt avlägsna mål visa, att Amerikas "flygande fästningar" äro vapen, som angriparna icke räknat med. Dessa anfall, som utföras från en höjd av 12,300 meter (nya modeller skola nå ändå större höjder) äro utom räckhåll för luftvärnets eld och de högstgående jaktplanen. Fyra stora fabriker tillverka för närvarande dessa enorma bombplan, vilka också skola byggas i Fords stora, nyanlagda fabrik, särskilt byggd för detta ändamål. Den amerikanska ingenjörskårens erfarenheter och storartade skicklighet underlättar möjligheterna att seriebygga de flygande fästningarna. Begynnelseproduktionen är 500 plan i månaden.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
```

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

```
THE FINAL WEAPON OF PEACE

The British air force's attacks on far distant targets show that America's "flying fortresses" are weapons that the aggressors did not count on. These attacks, carried out from a height of 12,300 metres (new models are to reach still greater heights), are beyond the reach of anti-aircraft fire and of the highest-flying fighter planes. Four large factories are at present producing these enormous bombers, which are also to be built in Ford's large, newly established factory, built specially for this purpose. The experience and magnificent skill of the American engineering corps make it easier to mass-produce the flying fortresses. The initial production is 500 planes a month.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
```

[← 'Zafer Silahı' \[Weapon of Victory\] (The Final Victory Weapon \[Turkish\])](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-final-victory-weapon-turkish-1942/) [Mounted Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-mounted-portrait-franklin-d-roosevelt-1942/)

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