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WW1 Irish Recruitment Poster

This Irish recruiting poster uses the German invasion of Belgium as a recruiting tool. It is appealing specifically to the Catholic population of Ireland, which at this time was still part of the United Kingdom, to defend Belgium, which was also a Catholic country

Image: © IWM (Art.IWM PST 13658)