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title: Wstąp do wojska. Broń Ojczyzny (Join the Army. Defend the Fatherland)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/wstap-do-wojska-bron-ojczyzny-sawiczewski-1920/
description: A general in a light-grey uniform with decorations, one arm pointing outward, stands over a trench of cheering soldiers beside a battered flag topped by…
section: Collection
---

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# Wstąp do wojska. Broń Ojczyzny (Join the Army. Defend the Fatherland)

A general in a light-grey uniform with decorations, one arm pointing outward, stands over a trench of cheering soldiers beside a battered flag topped by the Polish eagle, above the line 'Join the army, defend the Fatherland'. The officer's scale and decorations, set beside the national eagle, lend the army's authority to the recruiting call.

## Text on the object

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

```
WSTĄP DO WOJSKA
BROŃ OJCZYZNY

[signature: S. S. 1920]
```

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

```
JOIN THE ARMY
DEFEND THE FATHERLAND

[signature: S. S. 1920]
```

Pencil archive marks at the top right corner are not part of the printed text and are omitted.

[← Wolność Bolszewicka (Bolshevik Freedom): Polish Army propaganda poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/wolnosc-bolszewicka-poland-1920/) ["Zmaga je naša!" Carinthian plebiscite leaflet (1920) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/zmaga-je-nasa-plebiscite-leaflet-1920/)

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