Марс мења декорације – “Mars Changes the Scenery” [May 1943] – A pro-Nazi pamphlet published in Serbia at the height of World War II, following the Allied victory on the Tunisian front. The pamphlet was intended to “reassure” the Serbian population that on the European front, the Allies were facing imminent defeat at the hands of the Nazi German army. In Serbian. Rare.
“Mars Changes the Scenery” [May 1943] – A pro-Nazi pamphlet published in Serbia, a wartime ally of Nazi Germany, shortly after the Allied conquest of Tunisia, during a period of Axis defeat led by Nazi Germany. The pamphlet seeks to “reassure” the Serbian public, framing the Allied victory in North Africa as an attempt to win in an “easy” theater due to their inability to defeat Nazi Germany in the “difficult” European front, emphasizing the relative weakness of the Allies compared to German military power. It claims that Europe is protected not only by manpower, weapons, and lethal materials, but also by geography, which shields “the continent of the most renowned culture and strongest economy” from its enemies. The text argues that the British stand no numerical chance against Germany, due to Germany’s military superiority, and that the British Empire neglected the Far East battlefield, having to commit nearly all of its available ground forces, much of its air force, and a significant part of its navy to the African front—or to supply routes leading there—merely to overcome a few Axis divisions. It adds: “Only now, in May 1943, has Roosevelt sent forces to fight the Japanese in the Aleutian Islands. It took the United States 11 months to prepare the landing of one of its small units on Attu Island, ” it states. The pamphlet includes maps illustrating the supposed difficulty for Allied forces to penetrate the heart of the Axis-controlled territories. The cover illustration features a towering Roman legionary in ancient armor drawing his dagger in defense against a weak army of mercenaries threatening to collapse the city walls.
A rare propaganda publication, printed in Serbia, an ally of Nazi Germany. Not recorded in any bibliographic listings and absent from the WorldCat global library catalog.
14 pp. Very good condition.
