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Leaders of the Allied Nations Whose Headquarters Are In Britian

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.28 Author/Creator: Place Written: England Type: Poster Date: 1939-1945 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 50.6 cm, Width: 38 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "Leaders of the Allied Nations Whose Headquarters Are In Britain," dated 1939-1945. Poster features nine portraits of Allied leaders in a V-shape formation. The poster reads, "Leaders of the Allied Nations Whose Headquarters Are In Britain." The leader's portraits featured are Hubert Marie Pierlot of Belgium, Edvard Benes of Czechoslovakia, Charles De Gaulle of France, King George II of the Hellenes, King Peter of Yugoslavia, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, King Haakon of Norway, Wladyslaw Sikorski of Poland, Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. The title of the poster is written in pencil on the back, and there is a stamp saying "Wm. A. Donovan."

Pierlot, Hubert Marie, 1883-1963
Benes, Edvard, 1884-1948
de Gaulle, Charles, 1890-1970
George II, King of Greece, 1890-1947
Peter, King of Yugoslavia, 1923-1970
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 1880-1962
Haakon VIII, King of Norway, 1872-1957
Sikorski, Wladyslaw, 1881-1943
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 1896-1985

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