This primary source document is a translation of material provided to East …
This primary source document is a translation of material provided to East German propagandists in August 1961, just after the Berlin Wall was built. Typical of the GDR"™s approach, it presents the Wall as a glorious triumph of socialism. It was produced by the Election Commission of the National Front of the GDR as material to use to get out the vote for the September 1961 election.
This resource is part of the German Propaganda Archive, a collection of …
This resource is part of the German Propaganda Archive, a collection of translations of propaganda material from the Nazi and East German eras. It covers propaganda in the German Democatic Republic (the GDR) for the period 1949-1989, and contains speeches, political cartoons, pamphlets, posters, and newspaper articles. These primary source documents are useful for studying the Cold War conflict in Germany.
Frischer Wind was original name of Eulenspiegel, the GDR’s weekly humor magazine. …
Frischer Wind was original name of Eulenspiegel, the GDR’s weekly humor magazine. These caricatures come from a 1953 book of cartoons from that magazine titled Gale Force: A Selection of Recent German Caricatures. Nearly all of the cartoons focused on the evils of the West.
This primary source document is an outline of arguments for East German …
This primary source document is an outline of arguments for East German agitators on how to deal with those who left the GDR for West Germany. It was published in 1955, six years before the Berlin Wall was built, at a time when thousands of citizens were leaving East Germany.
This primary source document is the text of a 1962 brochure from …
This primary source document is the text of a 1962 brochure from the GDR defending the Berlin Wall. It was published in English for foreign distribution.
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