Action Combattante (L’)
ID(s):
1934009Z0 et 1934009Z1
1934009Z0 et 1934009Z1
Subject
Recruitment poster for the Combat Action of the U.N.C. (National Union of Veterans).
Recruitment poster for the Combat Action of the U.N.C. (National Union of Veterans).
Description:
A decorated and helmeted war veteran walks, crushing the octopus titled "Maffia," whose tentacles are named: "Waste," "Scandals," "Corruption." In the background, French people are building under a blue, white, and red rainbow.
To understand this poster, one must recall that in early 1934, France was in the midst of an economic and social crisis. Successive governments proved incapable of resolving the difficulties faced by the French people. Anti-parliamentarianism grew in response to numerous political-financial scandals, particularly the Stravinski affair. On February 6, 1934, a riot left 15 dead and over 2,000 injured. It led to the fall of the Daladier government. Among the protesters were the very powerful veterans' associations, closely tied to the far right, which sought to expand their influence and began engaging in propaganda. This poster was reproduced on the back of the Civic Action Program of the War Veterans, published by Combatant Action. In its foreword, it reads: "To rally the entire country to the ideas of restoring public morale and reestablishing state authority, as voted in the Wagram Hall in October 1933 and largely adopted by the National Confederation of War Veterans on March 25, 1934, the National Union of War Veterans created Combatant Action. Its Goal: To propagate, under the guidance of war veterans, united as on the front lines, a program of reforms whose urgent necessity was made clear to all of France by the tragic events of February 6...."
A decorated and helmeted war veteran walks, crushing the octopus titled "Maffia," whose tentacles are named: "Waste," "Scandals," "Corruption." In the background, French people are building under a blue, white, and red rainbow.
To understand this poster, one must recall that in early 1934, France was in the midst of an economic and social crisis. Successive governments proved incapable of resolving the difficulties faced by the French people. Anti-parliamentarianism grew in response to numerous political-financial scandals, particularly the Stravinski affair. On February 6, 1934, a riot left 15 dead and over 2,000 injured. It led to the fall of the Daladier government. Among the protesters were the very powerful veterans' associations, closely tied to the far right, which sought to expand their influence and began engaging in propaganda. This poster was reproduced on the back of the Civic Action Program of the War Veterans, published by Combatant Action. In its foreword, it reads: "To rally the entire country to the ideas of restoring public morale and reestablishing state authority, as voted in the Wagram Hall in October 1933 and largely adopted by the National Confederation of War Veterans on March 25, 1934, the National Union of War Veterans created Combatant Action. Its Goal: To propagate, under the guidance of war veterans, united as on the front lines, a program of reforms whose urgent necessity was made clear to all of France by the tragic events of February 6...."
Source:
1934009Z0: Private collection
1934009Z1: Bibliothèque Forney, Paris – Reproduction: Roger-Viollet (Reproduction authorized for private use only)
1934009Z0: Private collection
1934009Z1: Bibliothèque Forney, Paris – Reproduction: Roger-Viollet (Reproduction authorized for private use only)
Publisher
"Devambez. 144, Champs-Elysées - Paris"
"Devambez. 144, Champs-Elysées - Paris"
Date:
Mars 1934
Mars 1934
Language: French
Dimensions (cm):
1934009Z0 : 160 x 120
1934009Z1 : 119 x 80
1934009Z0 : 160 x 120
1934009Z1 : 119 x 80
Signature:
Bottom right
Bottom right
Number of sheet(s):
1
1
Reference Devambez: 6088
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