World War One
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Karpathenwacht (Carpathian watch, Austrian painting, 1915)
Text: NA. Year: 1915. Publisher: NA. Artist: Alois Hans Schramm. Additional Information: Painting shows the Archangel Michael standing guard in the Carpathian Mountains with dead Russian soldiers lying in the snow before him. Reprinted widely on prints and postcards.
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May Allah punish England! (German stamp, ca. 1915)
Text: May Allah punish England! Year: 1915. Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: This German stamp was issued during World War I to celebrate the country’s alliance with the Ottoman Empire. The stamp features the slogan “May Allah punish England!” The stamp was widely circulated on posters, postcards, and other ephemera during the war. This…
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God Punish England! (German postcard, ca. 1914)
Text: God punish England! May he punish it! Year: ca. 1914 Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Postcard shows Britain wiped off the map.
