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Historical Military Recruitment Posters

A collection of vintage military recruitment posters showcasing soldiers in various styles. The images convey patriotic calls to action with bold colors and dramatic scenes.

Profile of Soldier Holding Rifle, World War I Recruitment Poster, Germany, 1918
Profile of Soldier Holding Rifle, World War I Recruitment Poster, Germany, 1918
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Your Ship Sank a Sub! Thanks to the Men Who Built H.M.C.S. Port Arthur. Contributor: Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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German world War Two postcard showing the German army in Poland in 1939. The card carries the following song 'soldaten - kameraden. was unsere vater schufen' (soldiers-comrades. what our father created
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Our Regular Divisions - Enlist for the Infantry, World War I - Flagg & Christy
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Bastogne Nuts, Tongue-in-Cheek
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Photographs highlight various aspects of life in the Soviet navy. The pictures are on display in honor of three Soviet Pacific Fleet vessels in port on a five-day goodwill visit. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Germany: 'Kampf fur die Sache' ('Fight for the Cause'). National Socialist pin-up style propaganda poster, c. 1933-1943
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The flag of the United States and colors of the AAF Training Command Pilot School, George Field, Ill, flying overhead, the AT-10s flown by cadets taking advanced training , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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You Raise 'Em - We'll Shoot 'Em Down. Country: England Printed By: Fosh & Cross, Ltd. Contributor: Her Majesty's Stationery Office; Ministry of Fuel & Power. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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COMMANDOS STRIKE AT DAWN (1942), directed by JOHN FARROW.
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All Together! Enlist in the Navy, World War I
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World War I Polish army recruitment poster, 1917. Casimir Pulaski and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, 18th/19th century Polish heroes used to appeal to Polish nationalism to recruit men to fight for their country.
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Posters With A "Full" Modern Advertising For Modern Army -- A pictorial poster extolling the virtues of the modern army. A display of the new series of recruiting posters for the Modern Army was given at the Central London Recruiting Depot, Old Scotland Yard, S.W. June 20, 1938. (Photo by Topical Press).
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Wold war one Poster showing women at work. This was a propaganda poster in England during the First World War. dated 1915-17
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Australia and the war circa 1941-1943.
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THE OKLAHOMA BANDITS. THE DALTONS. Cover of a popular novel celebrating the adventures of the outlaw Dalton Gang. 1911.
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United States of America, 20th century, First World War - Join the United States school garden army. Enlist now. Propaganda poster, illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925), 1918.
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Digitally restored vector war propaganda poster. This vintage World War Two poster features Admiral William Bull Halsy and one of his dispatches. It declares - Hit Hard! Hit Fast! Hit Often! Produce For Your Navy, Victory Begins At Home.
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Gateway to Opportunity. This image depicts a Coast Guard recruiting poster for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
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Oceanfront Exhibition. Contributor: Ministry of Information. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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Canada, 20th century, Second World War - Fighting Comrades of the Skies Royal Canadian Air Force. Propaganda poster for Canadian air force.
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The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anti-communist nations. The U.S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U.S., and later against South Vietnam, which it regarded as a U.S. puppet state. U.S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U.S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Operations spanned
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'Soviet propaganda postcard f 1943, showing a German being bayonetted by a Russianin hand-to-hand fighting. The Card bears the censor's stamp. World War II.'
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AMERICAS ARMED FORCES: PILLARS OF FREEDOM. ARMED FORCES DAY NINETEEN NINETY SIX. DOD OPEN HOUSE. In honor of the 46th Anniversary when President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration was a result of the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense. Armed Forces Day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of May. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Cover Of Country Gentleman Agricultural Magazine From The Early 20th Century. .
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Collier's weekly journal of current events, Fourth-of-July number. July 6th, 1776, July 6th 1901. , Soldiers, Flags, Horses
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Color print by an anonymous artist depicting the Dutch association 'Ons Army' in Rotterdam, showing office interior and staff around 1890.
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WW1 - I'm not afraid of the Germans - Boy sat between two Patriotic Bulldogs. Date: circa 1916
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THE GREEN BERETS (1968), directed by JOHN WAYNE and RAY KELLOGG.
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History of Germany. "Signal" magazine. Inside pages of issue number 8 (25 July 1940) of the French edition, with an article about a heavy German army piece. This magazine was published between April 1940 and April 1945 and was the main propaganda organ of the German army during the Second World War.
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Excursionists - Be Careful of Fire, Spanish Civil War
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Digitally restored vector war propaganda poster. This vintage World War II poster features men on a commercial fishing vessel hauling in a net filled with fish. It declares - America's fishing fleet and men, Assets to victory.
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Well Done Regulars - They were in it at the first - There to the last, and with Old Glory all the way through, World War I era recruiting poster
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World War Two advert for British armoured tractors used on the Home front
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The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anti-communist nations. The U.S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U.S., and later against South Vietnam, which it regarded as a U.S. puppet state. U.S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U.S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Operations spanned
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The United States Marine Band at the White House, U.S. Marine Corps
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Enroll - American Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine
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The United States Maritime Service offers practical training courses for licensed and unlicensed men of the American Merchant Marine circa 1936-1939.
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I'll Try, Sir!, American Conflicts
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Satan's White Wasp, Fighting Aircraft
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AFIS BILLBOARD POSTERS. BLACK HISTORY MONTH. DEFENSE BILLBOARD #122. Country: Unknown
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Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) propaganda poster in Nicaragua. The party was named after Augusto CA©sar Sandino, who led the Nicaraguan resistance against the United States occupation of Nicaragua in the 1930s. The FSLN overthrew Anastasio Somoza in 1979, ending the Somoza dynasty, and established a revolutionary government in its place. Following their seizure of power, the Sandinistas ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as part of a Junta of National Reconstruction.
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Propaganda poster issued by Marshall Petain the Vichy French Leader for the production of iron for railways in Wartime France.
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Feldgraue Druckkunst. Sondershau der Zeitung der 10. Armee. Poster by Fred Hendriok, 1917 for an exhibition of armed forces prints. German soldier holding two Army standards.
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This is a photo Illustration created at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Missouri, May 4, 2022. This image was created to honor the 77th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. (Missouri National Guard illustration by Spc. Di Trolio) (This image was created using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.)
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When the boys in blue are gone, Adkins, C. H. (composer), An Old Veteran (composer), Geo. H. Moss, Gardner, 1912., Veterans, United States, Caricatures and cartoons, Veterans, United States, Songs and music, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Songs and music, Songs, Texts, Storytelling, United States, Music, Poetry, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Veterans, Songs and music, Vocal music, United States. Army, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Songs and music, Popular Songs of the Day, Songs and Music, War and Conflict, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Music associated with the Union side, sheet music
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World war two 'land Girl' Manual for women volunteers to the British land Army 1941
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Fire Guard - An Exhibition to Help the Great Army of Firefighters. Printed By: H. Manly & Son, Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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Legers salaries, heavy tanks - Legers salaries, heavy tanks Lightweight wages, heavy tanks ". Poster. Silkscreen, 1968.
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Motor Transport Corps, U.S. Army
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SOBIBOR (2018), directed by KONSTANTIN KHABENSKY.
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Remember the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun, Wartime Women
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JOURNEY'S END (2017), directed by SAUL DIBB.
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Sailor Boy, Sailors