"They Can Take Only Our Bodies" - Holland Will Rise Again, Give for Dutch War Relief

A blindfolded man in Dutch traditional dress stands against a brick wall, as at an execution, under the quotation 'They can take only our bodies' and the text 'Holland will rise again - give for Dutch war relief'. The tell is the execution scene as the emotional hook, paired with the virtue claim 'Holland will rise again', ahead of the fundraising request.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Fear appealGlittering generalities

Date

1939

Period

Second World War

Made by

Queen Wilhelmina Fund, Inc.; artist Ronay

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

NGO

Regime

Roosevelt Administration

Leader

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Fundraise

Themes

War and the military, Home front

Event

World War II

Regime

Roosevelt administration

Leader

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

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; hosted by owner decision
Queen Wilhelmina Fund, Inc.; artist Ronay, National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-25.

"They can take only our bodies"..

HOLLAND WILL RISE AGAIN
GIVE
for DUTCH WAR RELIEF
The QUEEN WILHELMINA FUND, Inc.

[signature:] RONAY