Nun, Volk, steh auf und Sturm brich los!

After the German defeat in Stalingrad, Joseph Goebbels proclaimed the Total War on February 18, 1943. Goebbels' speech in the Berlin Sportpalast culminated in this quote by the poet Theodor Körner (1791-1813), who died in the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. For the struggle for freedom against Bolshevism and the desired final victory, according to the will of the NS leadership, every comrade now had to contribute with full strength, personal commitment and a sense of duty, as this motif expresses, that the unity of the nation symbolises the unity of front and home. The industrial silhouette in the background should symbolise unbroken labour power and sustained armaments production, for which women in particular should now be responsible.