"Organized Will of the Nation"
Nazi Terrorism during Hitler's Rise to Power
Poster
By: Hans Schweitzer
Date: c. 1932
Source: Poster entitled "National Socialism: The Organized Will of the Nation," provided by Bridgeman Art Library.
About the Artist: Hans Schweitzer (1901–1980), who worked under the name Mjölnir at the time, was hired by Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's chief propagandist, to create numerous election posters for the Nazi Party. Schweitzer survived World War II and went on to a successful career as a graphic artist.
INTRODUCTION
In a presidential runoff election in Germany on April 19, 1932, the incumbent, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, won with 53 percent of the vote. His...
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