The Crucified Soldier
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"The Crucified Soldier" was a myth among the allies of World War I, describing German soldiers supposedly crucifying an Allied soldier to a barn door or tree somewhere on the Western Front. The victim
American propaganda poster from the Philippines depicting the crucified soldier
Depiction of the crucified soldier on the sculpture titled Canada's Golgotha, by Francis Derwent Wood (crafted in 1918). The exhibition of the piece has been the subject of controversy.
German Corpse Factory
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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
The Crucified Soldier
…being unable to provide the Germans with proof. The story has since been largely dismissed as an urban legend or work of atrocity propaganda akin to the German Corpse Factory or baby mutilation claims, though a 21st-century investigation claimed to uncover evidence of a genuine incident involving a Canadian soldier. On 10…
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