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Propaganda Posters and Postcards The Treaty of London was signed on April 26, 1915. Having signed this treaty with Britain and France, Italy cast its lot with those powers. Italy began the Great War on August 2, 1914 as a declared neutral. Her inclinations lay with the Allies however and in due course she declared her hand against the Central Powers on 23 May 1915, but only on Austria-Hungary [Italian Premier Antonio Salandra's Declaration for the Allies].
The 1918 poster at the top of this page is a World War I Italian poster showing a woman in a red gown (Trieste) and a woman in a green gown (Trento) kneeling before a woman in white gown and crown and holding a sword (Italy); in the background soldiers march to battle and planes fly overhead. Text: "At last!" It is a color lithograph 66 x 87 cm., by Metlicovitz, Leopold (1868-1944) and signed with the artist's monogram. It was published by Riccordi & Co, [Milano, 1918]. Pictured above on the left is a postcard from that period showing the Italian soldier advancing into Istria. The postcard on the right is from the World War II period and evokes a famous 1904 song of the Alpini that remains popular to this day: Quel mazzolin di fiori. |
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World War I Mocking Cards of the Central Powers
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This page compliments of Marisa Ciceran Created: Monday, April 02, 2007; Last updated:Friday July 06, 2007
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As with the other major nations,
Italy was prompt in using wartime poster propaganda to generate fervent support for Italy's stance: and of course as a means of encouraging military volunteers. 
