(C) Mourning the Ancient

[Below: The Ustaše defending against the Jewish snake! This is advertising an educational exhibition: It says:
'JEWS An exhibition on the development of Judaism and its destructive work in Croatia prior to 10.IV.1941.
The solution of the Jewish Problem in the N.D.H. (Croatia) 1.V.1942 — 1.VI.1942 Arts Pavilion on Strossmayer Square']

[Below: Poster variety. The exhibition taught:

I. Jews in history
II. Jewish settlement in Croatian lands from the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD to 1788
III. Jews in Croatia, 1782-1918
IV. Jews as allies of Croatian oppressors, 1918-1941
V. Liberation
VI. Jews in other countries]

[Below: 'This is how a future would look [like] of Croats in a democratic communist Yugoslavia.']

[Below: This poster is a recruiting effort for the 'Hrvatska Legija Croatian' (Legion of Croatian) volunteers to serve with the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front.
It says: 'Victory for Germany is victory for Europe - German-Croatian brothers in arms']

[Below: This poster says 'He is not afraid of the rifle's thunder, nor of the cannon's echo...home, freedom and true love are the cure to his wounds']

[Below: This reads: 'Never Slaves!']

[Below: 'One for all, all for one']

[Below: 'Beware of partisans! Beware of typhus!']

[Below: 'Hrvatska krila' translates as 'Croatia wings'.]

[Below: 'Hrvati! Javljajte se u dragovoljacke SS postrojbe' translates as 'Croats! Please volunteer for the SS units']

[Below: 'I krv za hrvatsku' (And blood for Croatia).]

[Below: 'Bog, Obitelj, Domovina' (God, Family, Homeland).]

[Below: 'Ustaška Mladež (Ustasha Youth). The Ustasha Youth was formed in autumn 1941. There was also an Ustasha female youth branch. By the end of June 1943, the Ustasha Youth numbered 580,000 members! The bottom text says: [Ustasha Youth] 'gradi i izgraduje sebe i Hrvatsku!' (builds and builds itself and Croatia!)]

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[Below: Ante Pavelic poster comparing Pavelic to other historic defenders of Europe. 925-King Tomislav; 1075-King Dmitar Zvonimir; 1861 - Ante Starcevic/Stjepan Radic; 1941-Ante Pavelic.]

[Below: This periodical is from 1941. 'Poglavnik' means leader.]

[Above: Croatian version of Signal magazine.]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 12, March 22, 1942.]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 12, March 22, 1942. Ha ha, love the comic of Stalin dancing with a skeleton.]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 12, March 22, 1942. Click to enlarge!]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 12, March 22, 1942. Close-up.]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 12, March 22, 1942. Click to enlarge!]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 26, June 27, 1943. Ante Pavelic is on the cover.]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 26, June 27, 1943.]

[Above: A magazine called Hrvatski Krugoval, Nr. 50, December 13, 1942. A bust of Ante Pavelic is on the cover.]

[Above: Croatian WWII gun license.]

[Above: Croatian WWII fishing license.]

[Above: Croatian WWII travel document.]

[Above: Croatian WWII driver's license.]

[Above: Newspaper shipped registered.]

[Above: Clothing ration card.]

[Above: Ration card.]

[Above: Ration card for clothing.]

[Above: Ration booklet for clothing.]

[Above: Ration card for food.]

[Above: Cigarette papers with Ustaše emblem.]

[Above: Cigarette papers with Ustaše emblem/tax stamp.]

[Above & below: This is a German surrender leaflet that would be dropped from an aircraft on enemy territory. Often these types of leaflets would use flashy designs -like money- or nude females, to catch the eye of soldiers and get them to pick them up and read them. This leaflet is done in various languages, including Croatian.]

[Above: Commemorative Ustaše plate from 1943.]