Original WWII Allied Propaganda – 30,000 Tanks Made! – For Occupied France – Rare

Description

WWII propaganda leaflet/poster in French, almost certainly produced by the Allies (British or Free French), aimed at spreading awareness of Allied industrial power and discouraging Axis resistance.

Text (Original French):

L’Angleterre est en train de construire 30.000 tanks
— dit Lord Beaverbrook, Ministre des Armements

“England is building 30,000 tanks”
— said Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Armaments

Context:

Lord Beaverbrook (Max Aitken) was Britain’s Minister of Aircraft Production early in the war and later in charge of war production/armaments. This leaflet highlights the enormous industrial capacity of Britain, meant to demoralize German troops and collaborators in occupied France by showing that German defeat was inevitable. By putting the message in French, it targeted both occupied civilians (to give hope) and enemy forces (to sap morale). The figure of 30,000 tanks was a staggering number at the time, meant to show that the Allies had overwhelming resources.