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Auction History Result 6a023 SS VIENS A NOUS linen 24x32 Belgian WWII war poster 1940s join Nazi SS in Occupied Belgium! Date Sold 4/29/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked Belgian World War II Poster (measures 23 3/4" x 31 1/2" [60 x 80 cm]) (Learn More) SS - Viens a Nous! (literally translates to "SS - Come to Us!"), the 1940s (circa 1943 to 1945) Belgian World War II (WWII) recruitment poster created by the Nazi German-occupying forces to encourage men to enlist into the Walloon Legion, and featuring art of a soldier and a shield in Belgium's national colors. The Walloon Legion was a collaborationist volunteer unit recruited from Belgium's French-speaking population in Wallonia and Brussels during the German occupation of World War II. The Walloon Legion served in the Wehrmacht (later in the Waffen-SS) on the Eastern Front. The leader of the Walloon Legion was Leon Degrelle, who escaped at the end of the war to Spain. Sentenced to death in Belgium, the Belgian state tried unsuccessfully to have him extradited from Spain until his death as a wealthy man in 1994. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never auctioned this poster before. Such posters are extremely rare, as they were created by the Nazis in Belgium while they occupied the country, and the vast majority of posters were surely destroyed as soon as Belgium was liberated. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It had some small creases and scuffs scattered throughout, with some light stains in some of the light colored areas. It had some tiny tears in parts of the borders. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. Note that this poster has been mounted onto a "Chartex"-like material (we are not 100% certain it is Chartex, but if not, it is something very similar. Chartex is a backing paper that is a linen-like paper, similar to the material you line drawers with. It serves its function well in that the poster is preserved, which is why many restorers other than movie poster restorers use it, but it is very difficult to impossible to remove from the back of the poster. SO DO NOT BID ON THIS POSTER UNLESS YOU CAN ACCEPT THAT IT LIKELY CAN'T BE REMOVED FROM ITS BACKING, AND WILL NEED TO BE KEPT AS IT IS (although it is not harming the poster, and it enables it to be displayed). It has acquired a few faint brown stains in the top excess backing. Learn More about condition grades 
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