WW II Poster: 'U.S. Army Then Now Forever'

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This is a 1940 poster produced by the United States Army. The artist was Thomas Woodburn. This poster was one of a series used to promote recruitment and re-enlistment in the Army.

The poster shows a line up of soldiers in uniforms that go from the present (World War II) back to colonial America. A female figure holds a laurel victory wreath with a backdrop of a rippling U.S. flag symbolizing the ideals of the United States: a desire for peace but a readiness to fight if necessary.

Today in WW II: 8 Feb 1940 Germans establish the first large Jewish ghetto in Poland in the city of Lodz. More ↓

8 Feb 1941 US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease Act [265 to 165].
8 Feb 1942 Battle of Sarimbun Beach begins, the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore.
8 Feb 1942 Japanese Offensive in Burma begins [8 Feb-2 May].
8 Feb 1945 Battle of the Reichswald: British and Canadian forces under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery begin Operation Veritable [8 Feb-11 Mar].
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