Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendously rare large size propaganda poster from the German-Occupied Netherlands dating around November 1943. The poster features a broken wagon wheel with blood on its edge up against a tree stump with smoke emanating from the background reading Het tweede front meaning The Second Front. The bottom of the poster reads VERSCHROEIDE AARDE meaning Scorched Earth. The purpose of this poster was to scare citizens of the Netherlands into supporting the war effort, else they would suffer Scorched Earth tactics that would leave them all dead. The poster is in fantastic shape with folds visible and no major tears or damage. Please be sure to review all photos.

The scorched earth tactic is a military tactic in which all things of military or economic value, such as bridges, railway and telegraph lines, industry and agricultural areas, are destroyed or removed from areas that must be surrendered to the enemy.
By denying the enemy these things, his logistical supply lines become longer and more heavily burdened. The enemy must make more efforts, while the territorial gains are of limited economic and military significance.

The second front for the Germans was the Eastern Front: the scene of war in Central and Eastern Europe, from June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945. The Eastern Front is infamous for the many lives it claimed and the inhumane way of waging war. Events that took place on the Eastern Front included Operation Barbarossa and the Continuation War. It is considered the decisive battleground of the entire Second World War. The battle on the Eastern Front began when Adolf H violated the non-aggression pact with Stalin on June 22, 1941 and invaded the Soviet Union, together with the Finnish, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovak armies. This offensive was codenamed "Operation Barbarossa". The aim of the Germans was to occupy all areas west of the Volga before the invasion of the Mud Period in mid-October. Operation Barbarossa was a great success for the Germans in the first weeks. The decision of the Soviet military leadership to imitate the new German tactics turned out to be a disastrous mistake. During the Great Purge in the previous years, an important part of the officer corps had been exterminated; As a result, leadership qualities had declined and people had forgotten how to take the initiative themselves, while fast, flexible command against the Germans was an absolute necessity.

This is an increasingly scarce poster from a very terrifying time in Dutch history. It’s ready for further research and framing for display.