| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ARTV03851 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 76 x 50.6 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | Offset lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J Weiner Ltd |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Allied air offensive against Germany
Description
A British Second World War poster illustrating the Allied air offensive against Germany up until 1st January 1941.
The poster features a map of Germany with an enlarged inset of the Ruhr area and Berlin. The section of The Ruhr that has been enlarged is indicated by a red rectangular border. A graphic of an allied bomber hovering above a target is positioned in the upper left next to the title. Red bombs indicate places where RAF attacks have taken place and a key describing major targets, such as Munitions factories, is printed lower left. The section of The Ruhr that has been enlarged is indicated by a red rectangle that is coloured in.