A propaganda drawing of the Simplicissimus

The Negro as a colonial soldier was a nightmare after the occupation of the Ruhr, so this drawing from the Simplicissimus is entitled Miles gloriosus. The use of black soldiers during the occupation of the Ruhr had left a deep marks in the population. The national propaganda commemorated this by depicting a colonial soldier covered with bloodstains on his hands and uniform

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Commemorated Entitled Negro Nightmare Ruhr Ruhrkampf Simplicissimus

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