Sedikit Mengulas Sejarah Jerman

“More Men, More Weapons, More Munitions!”
Republican propaganda poster created by artist, Jaume Solà Terrades - 1936
Printed in Barcelona, Spain and published by the Ministry of Defense of the Catalan government, the PSU (United Socialists Party), and the UGT (Union General de Trabajadores “General Workers’ Union”, this poster’s intent was to gain the attention of the international community and the attention of domestic and foreign volunteers to fight for the Republicans against the right-wing Nationalists.
The UGT, which was initially a workers’ union with communist ties, maintained an armed political militia throughout the Spanish Civil War. Solà, inspired by 1917 Russian Revolution propaganda art, depicted men of the UGT fighting brandishing guns against the swastika.
Solà was captured during the war and sent to a prisoner camp near Pamplona, Spain.


Haile Selassie, the emperor of Ethiopia (left), speaking at a League of Nations special session which was held on 30 June 1936 in Geneva, Switzerland, to protest Italy’s invasion and occupation of Ethiopia. At the end of Selassie’s stirring speech denouncing the Italian invasion and criticizing the world for standing by, the emperor stated that:

“It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.”

The international response to the speech did not produce the results that Selassie desired, which was to deny the recognition of the Italian conquest and to be granted a loan for a resistance movement.
Photo by Robert Capa.Article by operationbarbarossa