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"Spurlos versenkt" (sunk without a trace). On June 27, 1918, the Llandovery Castle - a British hospital ship plainly marked with a Red Cross - was torpedoed by the Hun. Determined to "sink without a trace" the U-boat commander shelled the lifeboats and shot nurses as they struggled in the water. But Germany can never hide the damning evidence of her hideous crimes ... Buy more bonds. Buy with all the money you have and pledge all you can save in the months to come

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Title: "Spurlos versenkt" (sunk without a trace). On June 27, 1918, the Llandovery Castle - a British hospital ship plainly marked with a Red Cross - was torpedoed by the Hun. Determined to "sink without a trace" the U-boat commander shelled the lifeboats and shot nurses as they struggled in the water. But Germany can never hide the damning evidence of her hideous crimes ... Buy more bonds. Buy with all the money you have and pledge all you can save in the months to come
Creator: Annison, Edward S
Date Created and/or Issued: 1918
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution
Collection: Hoover Institution Digital Collections
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Type: image
Identifier: XX343.23696
Relation: Poster collection

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