Catalogue Number
NMLH.2024.45
Object Name
pamphlet
Title
'Behind the Gas Mask. An Exposure of the Proposed Air Defence Measures'
Place
UK, Germany, Soviet Union
People
Communist Party of Great Britain
Events
Second World War
Description
A black and white pamphlet titled 'Behind the Gas Mask - An Exposure of the Proposed Air Defence Measures' shows children being put in gas masks by evil capitalist, who is seen wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.
This pamphlet 'Behind the Gas Mask was printed by the British Section of the World Committee Against War and Fascism, connected to the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). It highlights that, prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Communists opposed the war, denouncing it as capitalist and imperialist, and opposed British involvement. Following the invasion of the Soviet Union, CPGB's poition changed, and they began supporting the war effort.
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