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Das sind eure Fuehrer!

Leaflet (title translated as "This is your Fuehrer!") contains information from a report published by the American press about Nazi corruption, enumerating how much money the Nazi leaders, including Goering and Goebbels, have stolen for themselves.

The Stakhanov movement explained

Item is a booklet about the Stakhanovite movement, a Stalinist campaign to increase worker productivity initiated by the Communist Party in 1935, authored by the movement's model, coal miner Alexey Stakhanov. Published by the Foreign Languages Publishing House.

No matter how thin you slice it-- : 63 cartoons

Item is a collection of political cartoons by Stewart Cameron, reprinted from the Calgary Herald. Cartoons detail the early administration of Alberta's Social Credit Party, which governed from 1935-197, and the party's leader William Aberhart.

Health & Recreation : leader's manual

Item is a manual prepared for leaders of the Provincial Health and Recreation Youth Training Programme. The first 10 pages of the manual are a section on social recreation from the Recreation Department of Richmond, California where Armstrong worked. Item includes notes and newspaper clippings.

Legionari di Roma in terra iberica (1936 XIV-1939 XVII)

Item is book documenting the Italian intervention, on behalf of the Francoists, during the Spanish Civil War. Item was produced and edited by the Damiano Chiesa Artillery Regiment of Italy and contains works written by various Italian authors, journalists, and military personnel praising Mussolini's involvement in the Spanish conflict. Item contains many illustrations, photogravures, and portraits.

L'ordre nouveau...de la servitude

Item is a leaflet warning French citizens that the 'new order' promised by Hitler is a lie that will result in subjugation, starvation, and death of non-Germans. The verso contains quotes from Hitler and the National Socialist party claiming that the they will conquer all of Europe.

Dog tag and chain

Item is a dog tag belonging to Bennie Ehnisz. Item is engraved with Ehnisz's personnel information including the military district, regiment, religion, and rank.

Wolkiger beobachter

Item is an issue of the "Cloudy Observer" containing illustrations of Hitler and Stalin with a message that "sheep" follow the two leaders. The verso has a cartoon depicting Karl Marx hiding under a Hitler mask.

Führer worte!

Item is a leaflet juxtaposing incendiary comments from Hitler on the recto with a promise from England on the verso for justice and economic security for all and the righteous punishment of Nazi war leaders. The leaflet encourages German citizens to act against Hitler and other leaders to end the war.

Group photograph

Item is a group portrait, likely of students from the Provincial Health and Recreation Youth Training Programme.

靖國の繪卷 : 昭和十六年秋季大祭記念

Item is a book of Japanese war art, compiled by the Japanese army and navy, depicting campaigns from 1941 including battles in China and mobilization to Indochina.
Item is named after the Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, a Shino shrine founded in 1869, which honours individuals who died in service to the Japanese Empire. Following in the tradition of the shine, series of war art books were presented to the families of fallen soldiers during seasonal spring and autumn festivals

Fruehjahrs - offensive

Item depicts aerial photographs of bomb-damaged German factories, accompanied by exhortations to armament factory workers in Germany (including foreign workers) to quit working. The verso states, "Hitler can no longer win the war, he can only prolong it."

Le courrier de l'air

Item is an issue of Le courrier de l'air, a miniature newspaper leaflet dropped by the Royal Air Force in German-occupied France to provide uncensored war news to the French population. The headline translates as "Hitler's advance toward the abyss," and is accompanied by a cartoon of a vulture on a "victory" sign in a barren field strewn with bones.

Luftpost no. 11

Item is an issue of the Luftpost newspaper dropped by the Royal Air Force that provides statistics of daily German military deaths and stories about America's military might. It also features a German soldier entering the Soviet Union about to be attacked by a hand holding a giant sickle.

Ein peinliches versprechen!

Item depicts a newspaper headline and an image of Hitler, under the title "An embarrassing promise!" On the verso are quotes from Hitler's headquarters describing different battles of 1941 which they claimed would bring ultimate victory.

Luftpost no. 20

Item is an issue of the Luftpost newspaper dropped by the Royal Air Force with articles about how the SS have taken over the German government, and illustrated with photos of British and Soviet soldiers meeting.

La guerra come ve la spacciavano

Item is a leaflet that depicts Italian soldiers marching in a triumphant parade on recto, and a mutilated corpse of a soldier on the verso, showing the difference between "the war as they sold it to you" and its actual reality.

Deutschland verlor

Item consists of images of graves and dead German soldiers with the description: "Another winter in Russia." The verso claims to show the real numbers of German casualties in comparison to how many soldiers that Hitler states have died in three years of war.

De Wervelwind: maandblad voor vrijheid, waarheid en recht

Item is a miniature magazine of war news for the Dutch population. This magazine was published by the Dutch government-in-exile in London, and was disseminated by Royal Air Force planes across the German-occupied Netherlands.

This issue contains a variety of war updates and reports, including: Sir Stafford Cripps' return from India, a treaty signed between Great Britain and the Soviet Union, Allied shipping updates, and the activity of the Dutch Queen in England. It also contains a speech by the Queen, reports on the battle of the Java Sea, an article on war ethics, news on church resistances, an article about London as the free capital of Europe, a satirical piece on life in Germany, an article on pagan English writers, an article on the protection of bonafide shareholders, and updates on important government measures.

"Ich fuehle mich so frisch. Es kommt der Fruehling."

Item depicts a grinning Hitler standing over a pile of frozen corpses of German soldiers with a quote "I feel so fresh, the spring is coming!" that it attributes to Hitler on February 24, 1941. On the verso is a description of the agreement signed by Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt.

Iron crosses

Item depicts a box of Iron Crosses, Nazi military decorations, on the recto, and a field of cross-shaped grave markers on the verso, suggesting that the Nazi pursuit of military glory will lead to mass death.

Die Nahrungsmittelvorräte sind erschöpft

Item is a leaflet with a graph showing year-to-year reductions in rations received by Germans. The leaflet claims that rations and food shortages will only grow worse for Germany and German-occupied areas if the war continues.

R.C.A.F. manual of winter operations

Item is a technical manual on accepted good practise for cold weather aircraft operation and general information on aerodromes, meteorology, icing, and health produced by Air-Marshal Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Souvenez-vous

Item is a small photograph booklet aimed at French citizens encouraging them to remember how Americans helped France in World War I and promising that helping is coming once again.

"Fuehrer befiehl, wir folgen dir."

Item depicts corpses of German soldiers in Africa and on the Eastern Front, under the Nazi slogan "Fuehrer commands, we follow you." On the verso is "Hitler's Mathematics," with calculations relating to war losses.

Lübeck

Item is a leaflet comparing the destruction caused by the German bombing of Coventry in 1940 to the British bombing of Lübeck in 1942.

Simplicissimus

Item is a leaflet comparing cover illustrations from 1915 and 1939 editions of the German satirical magazine Simplicissimus depicting England surrounded and threatened by submarines. The verso quotes a German admiral boasting about the supremacy of German U-boats, paired with a claim that England has managed to sink thirty-one U-boats in as many days.

De Wervelwind: maandblad voor vrijheid, waarheid en recht

Item is a miniature magazine of war news for the Dutch population. This magazine was published by the Dutch government-in-exile in London, and was disseminated by Royal Air Force planes across the German-occupied Netherlands.

This issue contains updates on Allied war progress, British announcements for the Dutch, a tribute to Dutch martyrs, British RAF updates, a feature on the men of the submarine fleet, the Netherlands on the radio front and the labour front, the Allied guerrilla front in the Balkans, Church resistance, a satirical cartoon mocking Hitler, updates on the royal family, and important government announcements.

Weitere Kürzungen

Item is a leaflet that predicts German citizens will see their rations cut because the war has destroyed German crops and livestock. The leaflet insinuates that the German government has no long-term plan for supplying soldiers and civilians and that supplies will soon run out.

"Militaerische idioten"

This leaflet makes fun of Hitler's belittlement of the Allies as "military idiots" against whom he couldn't test his skill, by describing how those same "military idiots" have destroyed his U-boats and forced him to strengthen his armies. On the verso is a a quote by Churchill stating that Germans are "victims of their own lies."

Schwarze Listen für die schwarze Schmach

Item is a leaflet with a photograph of a circled SS officer in a crowd, with the words 'Black lists for black shame.' The verso exhorts German citizens to not believe Hitler's lies about the war and seeks to reassure them that the individuals (including members of the SS), not Germany as a whole, will be held responsible for the war.

Killed on the last day of the war

Item is a leaflet with an image of a field of crosses and the words "Do YOU want to be the last to die?" on the recto. The verso predicts that an American invasion of Italy would be pointless and result in the loss of many lives without impacting the outcome of the war.

'At rest' casket plaque

Item is a casket or coffin plaque, which would have been displayed on a stand on the lid of the coffin or placed on a nearby table with a photo of the deceased at the funeral. The family then took the coffin plate home as a remembrance of their loved one. Plaques might then be displayed in the home and kept as keepsakes.

Leona's second scrapbook

Item is a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, programs, cards, event notices, and photographs documenting Paterson's involvement in speech arts.

So - oder so -

This leaflet claims to be a safe-conduct pass for German soldiers who wish to give themselves up, and features an illustration of a German soldier up to his neck in water and in danger of drowning. This leaflet was apparently dropped on German troops near the end of the North African campaign before the Axis surrender.

Illustrierte geschichte zweier weltkriege

Item is a pamphlet containing photographs from World War I and World War II, with commentary drawing parallels between the two conflicts and inviting readers to question the information they receive from the German government because they have issued misinformation in the past.

Eskimo place names and aid to conversation

Item is a guide for army and naval personnel to the Inuit languages as spoken by the natives of Labrador, Hudson Straits, Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, south and north Greenland. Item was published by The Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy under authority of the Secretary of the Navy.

Betr: Deutschland nach dem Kriege

Item is a leaflet designed to combat misinformation spread by Hitler and the Nazi regime. The recto compares quotations from European leaders about the culpability of Germany for the First and Second World Wars, to excerpts from German newspaper headlines. The verso contrasts a German document claiming poor treatment of war prisoners by the Allies to a photograph of German prisoners of war enjoying a hearty meal.

Diary of death

Leaflet depicts the purported blood-stained diary of an Allied soldier who died in Italy, with a message that the reader may meet a similar fate if they continue to fight.

Remember

Item is a leaflet with an illustration of a couple in a car that tries to convince Allied soldiers to stop fighting and return home.

Why die for Stalin?

Item is a leaflet that seeks to convince Allied soldiers that Stalin and Communism are the true threat to Europe and democracy, not Germany.

Safe conduct pass

Item is safe conduct pass that states that it can be used by German soldiers who wished to surrender safely to Allied forces. The verso of the leaflet contains excerpts from the Hague and Geneva Conventions regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.

Due popoli - una guerra, ma... chi va a piedi?

Item is a leaflet with an illustration depicting Italian troops marching and Germans in vehicles making the 1000 km retreat across North Africa to Tunis, and an appeal to Italian soldiers on the verso. The leaflet attempts to convince the Italians that they are being exploited by their German allies, and will end up paying for German mistakes. The title plays on a Fascist slogan celebrating the Italian-German wartime alliance.

Lijkplechtigheden van Adolf Hitler

Item is a mock funeral card for Adolf Hitler. The leaflet begins by inviting the reader on behalf of Hitler's lieutenants and allies to attend their beloved Führer's funeral. The leaflet then mocks the (fictional) death of Hitler. In Dutch, Hitler dies from fever after a failed blitzkrieg, and in French, Hitler dies from failing to cross the English Channel. It explains that the funeral mass will be performed by the Italians under the direction Benito Mussolini (in Dutch, it states that the Italians will sing under his leadership until they themselves pray to be dead as well!). In French, it is stated that Mussolini will conduct the requiem followed by The Flight from Africa and the Retreat from Albania. After the mass, a grand funeral parade will pass under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with Winston Churchill and General de Gaulle in the entourage, seated in a specially made railway carriage created by Goebbels, the minister for Nazi propaganda. The funeral will have neither flowers or wreaths, only dance music. Afterwards, the English, Americans, Russians, French, Belgians, Dutch and Norwegians celebrate, as the Italians become the victims of history and the Germans remain "dasselbe Schwein", or the "same pigs".

London blitzed again!

Item is a leaflet with an illustration of a women yelling 'London blitzed again!' on the recto, and quotations from news sources regarding German raids on London on the verso.

Award

Item is an award for Sprott's metronomic system of handwriting.

Courage, amis belges!

Item is a set of four uncut stamps designed to encourage occupied Belgians. Leaflet depicts planes and containing the words 'Courage, Belgian friends! England fights to preserve you. It will prevail!'.

English banknote

Item is a leaflet, likely produced for use in North Africa against Egyptian and other Arabic-speaking troops in the British Army. The leaflet mimics a Bank of England one pound banknote on the recto, with an Arabic inscription. A translation of the inscription reads:

Signs of dissolution
If you contemplate this bank note, you’ll remember that time that you’d get for it 10 times its weight in shiny gold.
This is because this piece of paper was guaranteed by the great [British] empire with all its power and wealth, but its greatness is gone, and its wealth disappeared.
So what is the value of the bank note today? You probably know that.
Every day that has passed in this war that England instigated, has torn apart the power of the English empire, and every battle that England lost was a cause of deterioration of its currency.
The day - when a beggar on the street would refuse the English pound given to him as a gift – has come close.
God wanted the dissolution of Britain and it will be…

Deutsche Frauen! Rettet eure Männer!

Item is a leaflet addressed to German women, claiming that German lives are being thrown away in Italy while Mussolini has already fled. The recto urges women to protest the ongoing slaughter of German troops in Italy and Sicily. The verso contains a photograph of a dead soldier.

To live for her -

Item is an illustrated leaflet with the phrase "To Live For Her -" showing a beautiful blonde woman, and the phrase "- Or To Die For Him?" accompanying the image of a dead Allied soldier with the sinister face of Stalin looming in the sky overhead.

Alle madri, alle mogli, alle fidanzate ed alle sorelle d'Italia

Item is a leaflet depicting Italian prisoners of war captured by the English on the recto and an impassioned plea to Italian women on the verso. The leaflet strives to reassure the women that Italian prisoners of war in English captivity are well treated, and encourages them to advocate for peace with England.

World War II roll of honour

Item is a roll of honour commemorating Mount Royal Junior College students, faculty, and staff who served in the Canadian armed forces during World War II. The names of soldiers who died in the war are marked with a cross. Roll was designed by Canadian artist A.J. Casson.

Die R.A.F. an die Deutschen frauen

Item is a Royal Air Force leaflet addressed to German women. Recto of leaflet lays the blame for civilian casualties and bombings at Hitler's feet, provides advice on how to survive bombings, and warns of an increase in air raids until the war ends. Verso depicts Hitler addressing German women.

6: Choosing a book in the camp library

Item is the 6th leaflet in a "series of twelve leaflets showing the life of prisoners-of-war in German camps" that aims to convince Allied soldiers they will be well-treated if they surrender. This leaflet shows Allied prisoners of war choosing books in a well-stocked prison camp library.

I want to go home

Item is pamphlet containing an address to soldiers and civilians in England about the futility of the war, as well as a collection of demoralizing war poems reputedly written by English soldiers. Poems include: 'I Want To Go Home', 'What Are We Fighting For?,' 'Mediterranean Song,' 'I Don't Want To Be A Soldier,' 'When This Bloody War Is Over,' 'Has Any One Seen The Colonel?,' 'Happiness Lost,' 'Stand By Your Glasses Steady,' 'Who Was The Man?,' and 'Lonesome For My Dad.'

Dêlníci!

Item is a leaflet addressed to Czechoslovakian workers in German industries in west and southwest Germany. The leaflets warns that Allied soldiers will be invading western Germany, and provides advice on how to flee the war-zone and to protect valuable resources that will be needed by incoming Allied troops.

KZ : Bildbericht aus fünf kozentrationslagern

Item contains an illustrated report by the American War Information Office on behalf of the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces. This item was published while the Allied forces liberated prisoners from concentration camps across Germany. Shocked at the discovery of the systematic murder of prisoners, the Allied forces published this illustrated report to inform Germans of the war crimes Germany committed.

Don't take a penny!

Items are three copies of "Don't Take a Penny!" by Anne Coulter Martens. This was the first play produced by Leona Paterson at Mount Royal College.

World War II roll of honour

Item is a roll of honour commemorating Mount Royal College students, faculty, and staff who served in the Canadian armed forces during World War II. The names of soldiers who died in the war are marked with a cross. Roll was designed by Canadian artist A.J. Casson.

Longing for you-

Item is a leaflet with an illustration of a beautiful women on the recto and the phrase 'Longing for you - but for how much longer?' The verso text tries to convince soldiers to stop fighting by appealing to their fears about the faithfulness of wives and sweethearts back home.

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