As a result, the concept of strategic bombing was born. This method of attack was a totally new concept, taking the war away from the battlefield and into the previously safe territory of the enemy’s homeland. 9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90. Overview Gott Strafe England is the definitive account detailing the German air attacks against Great Britain during the First World War. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.Ĭarol Troyen, 'Collateral Damage: George Bellows and the Great War', The World of William Glackens: The C. George Bellows, Gott Strafe (Gott Strafe England), 1918, lithograph on paper, 17 1 2 x 22 in.

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Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Diane and Michael Maher State, Edition, Standard Reference Number , sold to Harvard University Art Museums, December 10, 2002. Possibly estate of George Wesley Bellows. The phrase means 'May God punish England'. It was created by the German-Jewish poet Ernst Lissauer (18821937), who also wrote the poem Hassgesang gegen England (lit. The phrase literally means 'May God punish England'. Inscription: lower margin below image, to left and right, graphite, hand written, signed: No 15 Geo Bellows / J. 'Gott strafe England' was a slogan, during World War I, used by the German Army. 'Gott strafe England' was an anti-British slogan used by the German Army during World War I. George Wesley Bellows, American (Columbus, OH 1882 - 1925 New York, NY) Gore took one and a Frenchman took another.This object does not yet have a description. Stuck in the front of the book were several of the Gott Strafe England cinderellas. Quote by J.C Squire: God heard the embattled nations sing and shout. Near the camp was a mountain called Swartswaldeck, which he visited with some other prisoners and at the top was a rest hut with a visitor's book. He also created the Hassgesang gegen England, or 'Song of Hate against England'. He was an officer, and as such he could go outside the prisoner of war camp on Tuesday afternoons on 'parole'. Ernst Lissauer (16 December 1882 in Berlin 10 December 1937 in Vienna) was a German-Jewish poet and dramatist remembered for the phrase Gott strafe England ('May God punish England'). This Gott Strafe England cinderella was found by a British prisoner of war, F Gore who was held prisoner in Austria in 1918. He had the power to inspire men into battle and so would have been an important symbol during the war. Interestingly this cap badge, copied from an original has the Raven wearing a gas mask canister, this was omitted from the aircraft insignia. The phrase means 'May God punish England' and this was carried into WW2. Odin was looked upon as inspiration for warriors. It is the Raven with a runny nose and 'Gott strafe England', was a slogan used by the German Army during World War I. In this cinderella, the god's left eye is covered by hair, implying it is missing. Odin was often portrayed as a grey bearded old man with one eye. Odin was the chief god in Germanic mythology. The theory that the pace of human ingenuity is greatest during wartime is proven in this book, as a variety of newly developed weapons - some truly impractical - will be evaluated. In the cinderella shown here, a Nordic god, probably Odin, punishes England with lightening bolts coming from a spear. Volume 3 of Gott Strafe England will look into operations on both sides to show that with every new development, there came a further development to counter it. They featured a variety of designs such as submarines and Zeppelins, showing Germany's technical achievements, and images of England being punished in a variety of fashions. However a number of unofficial stamp like labels were produced by non government organisations such as the 'Federation of the Germans in Lower Austria' to be placed on envelopes. During the war Germany was accused of issuing a stamp with 'Gott Strafe England' on it. Gott Strafe England Volume 2 continues with the same high level of detail as to be found in Volume 1: giving the precise routes of every German raider, where every bomb fell, the damage caused. 'Gott strafe England' was the motto of the German Army during the First World War and means 'God, punish England'.

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