"WWI, "Free Milk for France", 1918"

"Entitled: "Free milk for France." Poster showing a soldier ladling out milk for children. The Germans kept detailed records of the goods available in the occupied areas, especially when it came to food and livestock. It was often forbidden to slaughter livestock or do simple tasks such as make butter without permission, ensuring that the German occupiers would have adequate supplies. French civilians were often forced to feed and care for German soldiers billeted in their homes. Requisition of supplies and food left the French civilians in dire straits. As the German occupying forces did little to help the starving civilians, aid from neutral countries like the United States was the only source of food for many people. Artist Francis Luis Mora, 1918."

Picture No

10978270

Media ID

47618820

Size

3000px x 4522px (5.4MB)

Credit

Source

Photo Researchers

Date

1918