Relying On Children for Labor
This poster was created to encourage Nazi children to take part in a paper drive to collect material for the German war effort. The poster was published in 1943 when WWII had already taken a turn for the worse. The German’s lost the Battle of Stalingrad and the ensuing Russian counter-offensives. The country was preparing for “total war” so conserving material such as paper was considered a very important part of keeping the war effort moving forward. The smiling faces of the children in this poster were a stark difference to the general attitude of many German citizens who recognized the grave situation their country was facing.
