The Propaganda Archive

A project by Propagandopolis to create the internet’s largest archive of propaganda posters, postcards, pamphlets, stamps and other ephemera.

This archive is currently a work in progress. New content and features will be added over the coming months. If you would like to learn about or support the project, you can do so below:

Stab in the back

German cartoon, 1919

Text: To the short-sighted: “Are you looking for the truth? When she appears, you’ll wish her back to hell!” Year: November 1919. Publisher: Simplicissimus. Artist: Werner Hahmann. Additional information: Cartoon shows Hindenburg pulling back a curtain to reveal a socialist Medusa stabbing a German soldier in the back. Published shortly after Hindenburg’s testimony before a…

April 1, 2024

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Europe, Germany

1919, Germany, Hindenburg, Simplicissimus, Stab in the back, Werner Hahmann