WWI Nationalism


Halt the Hun, World War 1 poster, 1918

Halt the Hun, World War 1 poster, 1918
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Maine Historical Society

A commonly used derogatory name for Germans during the first World War, Hun references often included imagery of a menacing German soldier wearing a spiked helmet, known as a Pickelhaube.

Additional slang terms used for German soldiers during WWI included “Fritz”, “Kraut” and “Boche”, the latter being popular amongst French soldiers.

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