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Auction History Result 2d101 DE ASCHE VAN CLAES KLOPT OP MIJNE BORST linen 31x49 Belgian WWII war poster 1940s SS, Gard art Date Sold 11/19/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked Belgian World War II Poster (measures 31 1/4" x 48 3/4" [79 x 124 cm]) (Learn More) De Asche van Claes Klopt op Mijne Borst (literally translates to "The Ashes of Claes are Beating on my Chest"), the 1940s Belgian World War II (WWII) recruitment poster (with a tagline that translates to "Uilenspiegel calls you into the Waffen-SS") created by the Nazi German occupying forces to compel Flemish men to enlist, and featuring Gard art of the crest of Flanders and Thyl Ulenspiegel with his arms raised in the air. The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak is an 1867 novel by Belgian author Charles De Coster which has been translated (often poorly) into many languages. In the book, Uilenspiegel is said to have been born in Flanders and is a hero of the 16th century Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule. In the book, his father Claes is burned at the stake which causes Thyl to rise up against the Spanish oppressors. Thanks to the novel, Uilenspiegel has become a symbol of Flemish nationalism. Note that the 27th SS Volunteer Division Langemarck was a German Waffen-SS division entirely comprised of "volunteers" of Flemish background which saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II, during which many of its members died. The formation started as the 6th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Langemarck and in September 1944 the Sturmbrigade was raised in status to a division, but its strength never reached more than a brigade. If anyone knows more about this poster (or has a better translation), please e-mail us and we will post it here. Artist: Gard Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair to good. The poster had many creases along the folds with some creases scattered in the restoration of the poster. It had small paper loss at the crossfolds. It had creases, tears and small paper loss around the edges, almost entirely in the blank borders with paper loss in the bottom border that affected three of the letters (see our image). It had water staining in the bottom center and there was a tear in that area that had tape on the reverse and the tape bled through to the front. There were also some tape repairs on back of the borders and on the back of small portions of the folds that bled through to the front. Overall, the poster was in fair to good condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above. While the poster can be displayed as it is (and it is remarkable that it survives at all), if I own this poster I would have it removed from the old linen and rebacked, but that will be the choice of the new owner of this poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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