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How The Hun Hates
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British World War I propaganda poster from around 1917, titled "How the Hun Hates!". It was created by artist David W.F.B. Wilson.
The poster aims to encourage anti-German sentiment and recruitment among British sailors by illustrating an alleged atrocity committed by German forces against captured British fishermen.
Key Details

Narrative: The poster claims that German troops (referred to by the derogatory term "Huns") captured British fishermen in the North Sea and wrongfully accused them of laying mines.
Punishment: Without a trial, the Germans supposedly shaved all the hair off one side of the victims' heads and faces and marched them through the streets of Sennelager, Germany, exposing them to public ridicule.
Purpose: This emotional appeal plays on national pride and highlights perceived German brutality and class conflict (the "wealthy" German crowd jeering at working-class fishermen) to incite anger and recruitment.
How The Hun Hates (Poster)
How The Hun Hates (Poster)