Poster
On Ne Passe Pas!
![French wartime poster commemorating the Second Battle of the Marne (1918) and challenging the "white peace," a proposed 1917 French capitulation to Germany that proved unpopular with soldiers. Depicts a French soldier standing on the battlefield holding his rifle. Poster title translates as "They shall not pass!" Poster text reads "Toute la France debout pour la victoire du droit. Par deux fois j'ai tenu et vaincu sur la Marne. Civil, mon frere. La sournoise offensive de la'paix blanchë va t'assaillir a ton tour. Comme moi, tu dois tenir et vaincre, sois fort et malin. Méfie - toi de l'hypocrisie boche." Translated as "All France stands up for the victory of the right. Twice have I resisted and defeated the Marne. Civil, my brother. The underhanded offensive of the white peace will attack you at your turn. Like me, you must hold and overcome. Be strong and smart. Be wary of the Boche [French derogatory for German] hypocrisy." Commissioned by The Union of French Associations for Propaganda Against the Enemy.](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700099991131/9999015791-l.jpg "On Ne Passe Pas!")
| French wartime poster commemorating the Second Battle of the Marne (1918) and challenging the "white peace," a proposed 1917 French capitulation to Germany that proved unpopular with soldiers. Depicts a French soldier standing on the battlefield holding his rifle. Poster title translates as "They shall not pass!" Poster text reads "Toute la France debout pour la victoire du droit. Par deux fois j'ai tenu et vaincu sur la Marne. Civil, mon frere. La sournoise offensive de la'paix blanchë va t'assaillir a ton tour. Comme moi, tu dois tenir et vaincre, sois fort et malin. Méfie - toi de l'hypocrisie boche." Translated as "All France stands up for the victory of the right. Twice have I resisted and defeated the Marne. Civil, my brother. The underhanded offensive of the white peace will attack you at your turn. Like me, you must hold and overcome. Be strong and smart. Be wary of the Boche [French derogatory for German] hypocrisy." Commissioned by The Union of French Associations for Propaganda Against the Enemy. |
| Image ID: | 107582 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1918 |
| Creator Name: | Neumont, Maurice |
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| Collection Name: | World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918 |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6030 (7) T1.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 16 x 23 inches |
| Battlefields |
| Combat |
| Firearms |
| Military uniforms |
| War posters |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Men |
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