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Title	A Gră-Bretanha Defensora da Liberdade [Great Britain, Defender of Liberty]
Collection	Imperial War Museum: Posters of Conflict - The Visual Culture of Public Information and Counter Information
Artist	Krogman, W
Concept	civilian morale, propaganda, aircraft, seascape, camouflage, military vehicles, military personnel, surrender / retreat, military vehicles, shipping
Description	whole: the image is positioned in the upper three-quarters. The title and text are separate and placed in the lower quarter, in black. All set against a yellow background. image: a depiction of a British Lockheed Hudson patrol bomber aircraft flying over a surfaced German submarine. The submarine's crew stand on deck waving a white flag of surrender. text: W KROGMAN. Captura do submarino alemăo U 570 por um aviăo britânico Lockheed 'Hudson' do Commando Costeiro. A GRĂ-BRETANHA DEFENSORA DA LIBERDADE [The capture of a German U-boat 570 by a British aircraft manufactured by Lockheed and named a 'Hudson', belonging to the Coastal Command. Great Britain, defender of liberty]
Object	aircraft, submarine
Id Number Current Accession	IWM PST 14987
Location Creation Site	Great Britain
Measurements Dimensions	766 mm x 500 mm
Material	lithograph and letterpress on paper
Format Series Notes	This poster was printed in Great Britain, presumably for distribution abroad. Part of a series of similar posters with the same title. A Spanish language version was also produced (see PST 14984). The same image was used on several similar posters (see PST 14878, PST 14985, PST 14986 and PST 14988).
Related Country	Great Britain GB, Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE
Text Language	Portuguese
Rights	IWM reproduction right
Style Period Period	1939-1945
Production Method	lithograph in 5 colours and letterpress in 1 colour
Work Type	poster