Military courtesy.

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Uniforms and insignia for the armed forces of the United States, U.S.S.R., France, Poland, China, and the British Empire are illustrated. Additional text describes the salutes and forms of address used by each country's military.

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1 poster : col. ; 89 x 119 cm.

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CGS 1943.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 17640 times, with 547 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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Uniforms and insignia for the armed forces of the United States, U.S.S.R., France, Poland, China, and the British Empire are illustrated. Additional text describes the salutes and forms of address used by each country's military.

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1 poster : col. ; 89 x 119 cm.

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"Distributed by Army Orientation Course, Special Services Division ... War Department ... Pentagon Bldg., Washington, D.C."

The same image is on verso of Newsmap, V. 1, no. 48, Monday, March 22, 1943.

According to the Monthly Catalog, the Services of Supply of the War Dept. became the Army Service Forces on March 12, 1943. However, the agency name change is not reflected on this poster.

Previously classed: 940.54 no.9.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 511
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 AOC 1
  • OCLC: 26982975
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2894080 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc245

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World War Poster Collection

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • 1943

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  • June 13, 2006, 11:12 a.m.

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  • May 5, 2016, 2:39 p.m.

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CGS. Military courtesy., poster, 1943; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc245/: accessed March 26, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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