The German Corpse Factory or Kadaververwertungsanstalt, also sometimes called the "German Corpse-Rendering Works" or "Tallow Factory" was a recurring work of atrocity propaganda among the Allies of Wo
Wilhelm II to a recruit. "And don't forget that your Kaiser will find a use for you—alive or dead." Punch, 25 April 1917
Atrocity propaganda is the spreading of information about the crimes committed by an enemy, which can be factual, but often includes or features deliberate fabrications or exaggerations. This can invo
Irish Catholic atrocities committed during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, illustrated by British artist George Cruikshank (1845).
Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar depicting alleged atrocities committed by rebels during the Irish Rebellion of 1641
Ottoman Turks with Christian slaves from the Ottoman expansion into the Balkans, woodcut by Erhard Schön, c. 1530
Poster showing German soldiers nailing a man to a tree, as US soldiers come to his rescue, 1917