The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, June 1, 2015

World War II Poster for June: British Forward to Victory

Poster shows crew of an anti-aircraft gun fighting during a nighttime German air raid with searchlights in the background.  Two of the searchlights cross and make a "V".

Forward to Victory,  British World War II.

The British Victory or V Campaign" proved a successful drive during World War II.

The "V" became not only a symbol of victory, but also resistance.  People throughout German-controlled Europe painted the "V" on almost any flat surface.  The German military responded by prosecuting 6,200 people in Paris alone for using the symbol to demonstrate defiance to the occupation.

"V" Me.  --GreGen

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