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Painting shadows on buildings.......

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Post by Erik E » 14 Jul 2005, 23:10

Hello!

Some time ago down in Marseille, I thought the shadow painted on the wall in the background here was just "modern art"..... However, I recall seeing similar shadows in other sites, and now, finally an original wartime photo showed up with a similar figure!!

Now over to you guys...... Who is he?? Have any of you seen him somewhere else :)


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Post by THE_BEAR » 14 Jul 2005, 23:44

Yes i have seen this before about a year a ago i was studdying A level history weimar republic, and seed of evil hitlers rise to power and this figure was in a few of my books, i seem to think i might have been there to remind the german people that some one is always listening, if you undstand what i meen, spys ect i think, cant be 100% on this but i think it had something to do with that.
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Post by FLECKTARN » 15 Jul 2005, 13:57

Achtung! Der Feind hort!
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Post by Kristian S. » 15 Jul 2005, 14:48

Pst
Feind hört mit!

http://www.dhm.de/lemo/objekte/pict/656_2/index.html
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Post by THE_BEAR » 15 Jul 2005, 14:56

was i rite then?
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Post by Kristian S. » 15 Jul 2005, 15:19

THE_BEAR wrote:was i rite then?
Yes. The campaign "Feind hört mit" was initiated by Joseph Goebbels with the beginning of the war. It's symbol was the "shadow man". Every german was considered as possible bearer of (military) secrets. And every place could be observed by an enemy spy. The brits had a similar campaign of which the slogan was "the walls have ears".

Source: Christrian Zentner: "Der Zweite Weltkrieg"
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Post by Erik E » 15 Jul 2005, 18:32

Hello!
Didn`t even think of this, but when you say it, it sounds quite right!

Thanks for clearing up with my shadow men :wink:

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Post by Valtoro » 18 Jul 2005, 11:13

Erik,
Your shadow man reminded me of this picture in "Per Røed - Den ukjente sabotør" Mortensen, 1988. ISBN: 82-527-1003-4.
This is from the frontcover of "Draussen von dem Zaun lauert der Saboteur" = Outside the fences, the Saboteur are lurking.
Probably some kind of fibel that the Wb.n Norwegen(?) printed in about 250 000 copies to the troops for dealing with bombs and sabotage, anyone seen this fibel?

/Valtoro.
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Post by Salazar » 06 Nov 2005, 14:01

Wasnt this shadow used by the werwolf ?
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Post by Volklin » 10 Nov 2005, 10:02

It was used to remind Germans that an enemy spy can be anywhere. Werwolfs were sabotage and guerilla units.
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Post by jopaerya » 20 Dec 2005, 16:59

Hello All

Found this bad picture

Photo = Magazine 39/45

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Post by witcher » 21 Dec 2005, 17:44

Erik, What is that large rusted item in the first photo? is it from the war era?
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Post by Heimatschuss » 30 Aug 2006, 10:31

Hello,

here some more of the German shadow posters. Source http://www.ullsteinbild.de

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Post by Heimatschuss » 08 Sep 2006, 00:22

Hello all,

found some further examples. The wall paintings of the shadow man were the result of a propaganda campaign in January 1944. First only the silhouettes were painted which led to quite some speculations amongst the people. Day later, after attention had been gained the slogans were added.

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http://www.sammlermarkt-nord.net/
http://www.muenster.de/stadt/kriegschro ... ganda.html

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Post by jopaerya » 04 Jan 2009, 20:18

Found a other one on Ebay.usa

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