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“Desperate Hitler Broadcasts a Poisoned Message to the Allied Governments” – Historic Printing Plate Documenting Adolf Hitler’s Final Days - Newspaper printing plate from the final period of World War II (late 1944), dramatically reporting Hitler’s message to the United States government and the American response, shortly before the downfall of Nazi Germany. A printing plate consisting of a cast metal plate mounted on a wooden block, used in a printing house for printing headlines and advertisements in the daily press in the United States or Britain. The text on the plate reads: “SENSATIONAL SHOTS  -  HITLER DESPERATED sends by radio a poison message to the allied governments Message of the ROOSEVELT's operation 1944 — LISTEN ON THE RADIO Trade marks for all allied countries.” In 1944, as the war in Europe reached a decisive stage with the Allied invasion of Normandy and their advance toward Germany, the Nazi regime conducted extensive psychological warfare through international radio broadcasts. These broadcasts, intended to sow doubt and fear among the public and leaders of the Allied nations, were often characterized in the Western press as “poison messages” or false propaganda. Meanwhile, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Allied commanders led the major military and political initiatives of that year. The printing plate reflects the dramatic style of Allied press reports of the period, which contrasted Roosevelt’s leadership and the planned Allied operations with Hitler’s increasingly desperate position, while emphasizing the Nazi attempt to influence public opinion through radio broadcasts. 12×8×5 cm. Good condition.