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ANON. Propaganda poster, probably produced in Vichy France. Shows Winston Churchill as an octopus, his tentacles representing British military intervention in the Middle East and Africa. The cutting of these tentacles reflects the thwarting of British actions in Norway, Germany, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Mers el Kebir and Dakar by Axis forces. Title translates as ’’Be reassured, the amputations (of his tentacles) are proceeding methodically.’ . Confiance... ses amputations se poursuivent méthodiquement. Paris?: S.P.K., c.1942. colour. 119 x 84 cm. World war II. Second world war. Source: Maps.CC.6.a.39. Language: French.

ANON. Propaganda poster, probably produced in Vichy France. Shows Winston Churchill as an octopus, his tentacles representing British military intervention in the Middle East and Africa. The cutting of these tentacles reflects the thwarting of British actions in Norway, Germany, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Mers el Kebir and Dakar by Axis forces. Title translates as ’’Be reassured, the amputations (of his tentacles) are proceeding methodically.’ . Confiance... ses amputations se poursuivent méthodiquement. Paris?: S.P.K., c.1942. colour. 119 x 84 cm. World war II. Second world war. Source: Maps.CC.6.a.39. Language: French.
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Propaganda poster, probably produced in Vichy France. Shows Winston Churchill as an octopus, his tentacles representing British military intervention in the Middle East and Africa. The cutting of these tentacles reflects the thwarting of British actions in Norway, Germany, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Mers el Kebir and Dakar by Axis forces. Title translates as ’’Be reassured, the amputations (of his tentacles) are proceeding methodically.’ . Confiance... ses amputations se poursuivent méthodiquement. Paris?: S.P.K., c.1942. colour. 119 x 84 cm. World war II. Second world war. Source: Maps.CC.6.a.39. Language: French.
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4493 x 6576 px | 84.5 MB
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38.0 x 55.7 cm | 15.0 x 21.9 in (300 dpi)
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