Title

Recruitment poster for the Vichy French Légion Tricolore, 1942. Artist: Roland Hugon

Caption

Recruitment poster for the Vichy French Légion Tricolore, c1942. During the Second World War the collaborationist Vichy regime in France proposed the formation of a volunteer military force that would fight alongside the Germans against the Allies in Tunisia. The plan, which would have involved troops in French uniforms, was rejected by the Germans, who regarded France as a conquered territory rather than an ally.

Date

1942

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_482

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,6Mb) / 12,1in x 16,1in / 3618 x 4826 (300dpi)

Keywords

flag flags country French France color colour military war location century banner tricolour nationalism wartime recruitment concept poster 1940s collaboration standard Army warfare Forties World War II World War two WWII Nazi world war 2 20th century Nazis Nazism propaganda Art Media decade Second World War Vichy regime WW2 Legion Tricolore 2nd World War Roland Hugon Hugon Roland