Germany lost World War II and paid a high price as an aggressor. The country was brought down and divided into several occupation zones. In many aspects, Germans had to start everything from the very beginning, restore the society, and revive economics. When in the Western part of the country the Marshall Plan was in effect, only Soviet approaches were used on the territory of the Soviet occupation zone.
You can see some examples of East German postwar posters below. All the materials were taken from the web page http://neue-saechsische-galerie.de . Artists from the East Germany created a unique mixture of Soviet slogans and German traditions of propaganda, which paid much attention to details.
These posters are a part of a special line that is split by years and devoted to postwar revival. In the left picture, the Wehrmacht veteran with his family and the destroyed building and tanks in the background: ”Our motto is to overcome postwar chaos. Let’s create the democratic basics for a new order!” In the left picture:” Our demand is the fight against smuggling”
In the left picture: «Our motto is enough improvisation!» Capitalists with the Marshall Plan capitalist will definitely be out of business. In the right picture: «Down with indifference! The more products you produce, the better the life is!»
In the left picture: “Are we satisfied? No! More products, better goods“. In the right picture, the painters have finished their work: ”Now it's up to you”
On the left there is a poster about the unity of the city and the village, going hand in hand. On the right, you can see another agricultural poster: «What you did for land cultivation this spring?»
In the left picture:” Let’s take part in peaceful cultivation of land in the countryside!» In the right picture:” Youth, be brave creators of a new time!”
The left poster offers to plant flowers and trees in cities where it is possible, the right poster encourages gardening in Dresden.
The left poster requires ore for building. The right poster encourages everyone to take part in clearing rubble and reminds that the bricks can be used during the period of urban reconstruction
The left poster is devoted to the fight against speculation. If no one buys from speculators, prices will not rise. The right poster asks farmers to fight for crops
These two posters are devoted to plans for rebuilding Berlin, the capital of Germany: «Berlin. Even more beautiful than ever!»
