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Polite Yanks (Soviet cartoon, 1952)

Text: Polite Yanks. Top right text: ‘In the French town of Le Mans the supply of milk was reduced 50% because the American occupation troops are the first to get dairy products’ Bottom text: ‘ — This is to the health of your children, Madame!’ Bottles: ‘Milk’ and ‘cream’.

Year: 1952.

Publisher: Krokodil.

Artist: Leonid Soifertis.

Additional Information: Shows an American soldier downing all of France’s milk while Marianne and her children are left empty-handed, with a Coca Cola advert behind.