"The Red Poster", propaganda poster on behalf of the Vichy Regime and the German authorities in France. [Paris], 1944. French.
On the upper part of the poster appear photos of nine members of F.T.P.- M.O.I. organization, an underground organization active within the French resistance movement (the "resistance") and their commander Missak Manouchian. Under each name appears the name of the photographed, origin (most of them are of Jewish origin), and the number of "terrorist acts" and damages to railways which he carried out. On the lower part are photos of bodies, guns and trains which went off the tracks. Inscription in French: "Des libérateurs? La libération par l'armée du crime!" [liberators? Liberation by the army of crime!].
The F.T.P.-M.O.I. organization (abbreviation of "partisans-snipers" and "power of the immigrant"), was active during the years 1942-1943, and carried out more than 200 armed actions against Germans. Many of the organization's members were immigrants or immigrants' children, and many of them were Jewish. In November 1943 the organization was revealed. Twenty three members, a group called "Manouchian Group", were arrested, sentenced and executed. In 1944, the Vichy Regime issued the "Red Poster" in order to present the organization's members as terrorists and calm down the public severe reaction following the execution. 78X119 cm. Good condition. Stains, professionally restored tears. Cloth backed for display and restoration.