Auction 005
Original Vintage Posters - September Sale
By AntikBar Auctions
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Sep 21, 2024
404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
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LOT 438:
War Poster Vichy France POW Nazi Germany Work WWII
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War Poster Vichy France POW Nazi Germany Work WWII
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster Bon Voyage! Mais N'oublie pas que J'Attends ton retour pour partir / Have a nice trip! But don't forget that I'm waiting for your return to leave. Art Deco design featuring a workman shaking the hand of a man in a suit waith a steam train pulling up in the background. Issued by Information de L'Etat Francais. The Service du travail obligatoire - Compulsory Work Service, STO was the forced enlistment and deportation of hundreds of thousands of French workers to Nazi Germany to work as forced labour for the German war effort during World War II. The STO was created under laws and regulations of Vichy France, but it was used by Nazi Germany to compensate for its loss of manpower as it enlisted more and more soldiers for the Eastern Front. The German government promised that for every three French workers sent it would release one French prisoner of war. Those requisitioned under the STO were accommodated in work camps on German soil. Good condition, folds, browning, minor creasing. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 60x39.5, year of printing: 1940s
