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Eastern Front Chessboard.

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Eastern Front Chessboard.

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Cartoon (uncertain provenance, but probably British), uncertain date but probably 1944, using chess imagery to portray Hitler's impending collapse on the Eastern Front. "King" Hitler (Black) surveys the collapse of his Eastern Allies as the Soviet "chess-roller" prepares to strike. Interestingly, a Black (Hitlerite) Bishop at lower right is flagged as "Antonescu" on his mitre, while one "White" Soviet Bishop is similarly flagged as "Zhukov", and another may be "Konev". Best regards, JR.

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6/18/2014

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