This Is Nazi Brutality
Title
This Is Nazi Brutality
Creator
Ben Shahn
Subject
propaganda
World War II (1939–1945)
Nazi Germany
Nazi brutality
Lidice massacre
Czechoslovakia
anti-Nazi propaganda
World War II (1939–1945)
Nazi Germany
Nazi brutality
Lidice massacre
Czechoslovakia
anti-Nazi propaganda
Publisher
U.S. Government Printing Office
Contributor
World War II anti-Nazi propaganda poster by Ben Shahn. It shows a hooded man with his hands chained to a wall. The text refers to Nazi violence in Lidice, Czechoslovakia, saying that the men were shot, women were deported to a concentration camp, and children were sent away. The poster uses fear and shock to show Nazi brutality and encourage Americans to understand the danger of Nazi Germany. The National Archives lists the poster as This Is Nazi Brutality, by Ben Shahn, 1942.
Date
1942
Type
Image
Format
poster; printed image; color poster
Identifier
NWDNS-44-PA-245
Source
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, This Is Nazi Brutality, NWDNS-44-PA-245.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:THIS_IS_NAZI_BRUTALITY_-_NARA_-_513687.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:THIS_IS_NAZI_BRUTALITY_-_NARA_-_513687.jpg
Language
English
Relation
World War II Posters, National Archives
Coverage
United States; Czechoslovakia; Lidice; World War II (1939–1945); Nazi Germany
Rights
Public domain.
Files
Citation
Ben Shahn, “This Is Nazi Brutality,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 12, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5880.
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