Vettweiss – Am Graben (1)

Nazi Slogan on Haus “Monig” in Vettweiss. The slogan reads: Being Silent helps to win!
There were more of these slogans in Vettweiss and one is still visible today. This one is not there anymore.
Then image: US Army Archiv – J. Joentgen
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / Cor Sleutel

Aachen – Pastorplatz (2)

Me and a GI at the Pastorplatz in Aachen looking at “Feind Hört Mit” graffiti then in 1944 and in 2021.
Then image: US Signal Corps / SC195639
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / Cor Sleutel & Grace Kailuhu

Echt – Molenstraat

Echt, The Netherlands, Feb 1945 during operation Blackcock: US Army technicians work on telephone wiring. The graffiti behind them reads: “1918? Never Again!”
Then image: ?
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Echt – Rijksweg Noord

A German Propaganda slogan on a house in Echt, 1945.
The slogan reads: Not again slavery!
Then image: https://www.echterlandj.nl/
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Echt – Peijerstraat

US soldiers looking at a German Propaganda text on the wall of a house in Echt, The Netherlands, during Operation Blackcock, 1945. The slogan reads: People stand up!
Then image: ?
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Bocholt – Münsterstraße

Infantry of the 2nd Bn. Monmouthsire Regiment making their way through the streets of Bocholt, 29 March 1945. Note the slogan: Wir werden siegen koste es was es wolte!
Then image: © IWM BU 2785
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Haarlem – Kruisweg

Kruisweg in my hometown Haarlem, The Netherlands during World War II.
The slogan reads:
V=Victory because Germany wins for Europe on all fronts.
Then image: Noord Hollands Archief
Copyrightholder : A. Peperkamp
Number: NL-HlmNHA_54032656
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Haarlem – Kruisstraat

Slogan from the Dutch National Movement (NSB) in the the Kruisstraat in Haarlem during the war. The slogan reads:
V=Victory because Germany wins for Europe on all fronts.
Then image: Noord Hollands Archief
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Remagen – Marktstrasse (2)

American jeeps and armored cars pause in Remagen before heading eastward across the bridge and into the heart of Germany. Note the Nazi slogan, it reads: People that listen to the enemy or people that spread rumors are traitors and should deserve the death penalty.
Then image: US archives
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.eu

 

Bocholt – Hindenburgstraße

Men of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment, 53rd (Welsh) Division in Bocholt, 29 March 1945. Note the Nazi slogan, it reads: Now more then ever, Heil Hitler.
Then image: © IWM BU 2783
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.eu / Cor Sleutel