Les affiches historiques conservées à la mairie
(en grand format et plastifiées)
Avril 1944 (par un artiste inconnu)
IT'S A LONG WAY TO ROME
Allied forces had landed in Southern Italy from Sicily in early September 1943. The difficult
terrain and tenacious German defence slowed progress towards Rome.
The poster claims that a snail travelling at 0.8 metres a minute for 191 days would have
advanced 320 kilometres [actually 220] by 1 April 1944, whereas the Allies had achieved only
180 kilometres. However, after the German defence line and Monte Cassino were stormed in
mid-May 1944, the Allies moved on rapidly to liberate Rome on June 5 1944.
The style of this poster suggests it was probably designed by a French artist.
Les affiches historiques conservées à la mairie
(en grand format et plastifiées)
Avril 1944 (par un artiste inconnu)
IT'S A LONG WAY TO ROME
Allied forces had landed in Southern Italy from Sicily in early September 1943. The difficult
terrain and tenacious German defence slowed progress towards Rome.
The poster claims that a snail travelling at 0.8 metres a minute for 191 days would have
advanced 320 kilometres [actually 220] by 1 April 1944, whereas the Allies had achieved only
180 kilometres. However, after the German defence line and Monte Cassino were stormed in
mid-May 1944, the Allies moved on rapidly to liberate Rome on June 5 1944.
The style of this poster suggests it was probably designed by a French artist.