Die Sirene (civil defence title) No. 18

Die Sirene, No. 18, Third August Issue 1940. Illustrated magazine of the Reich Air Protection League (Reichsluftschutzbund) featuring a striking cover photograph of a young female air-raid warden sounding a warning horn during an air-raid alert. Published during the early air war over Europe, the issue emphasises civilian preparedness, air-raid precautions, and the role of ordinary citizens in Germany's civil-defence system. Contents include articles on anti-aircraft defence, home-front organisation, rural life, and wartime civil-protection activities. An evocative example of wartime visual propaganda portraying women as active participants in national defence

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51523709

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51523709

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1929px x 2593px (4.6MB)

Credit

� Nigel Wingrove Collection / Mary Evans

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Editorial Use Only

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Nigel Wingrove Collection