File:Gino Boccasile (1901-52) Tacete! Il nemico vi ascolta. Keep quiet! The enemy listens WWII Italian fascist anti-British propaganda poster 22,8x17,1cm Acta Milano SIM 1941-42 Silence espionage eavesdrops catalogo.beniculturali.it CC-BY4.0.jpg

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English: Keep quiet! (Italian: Tacete!)
(...) In the preceding months [in the beginning of 1941], the Italian navy had suffered heavy losses (...) Four short films focused on the same message: silence was the best weapon against espionage and sabotage. The newsreels then all adopted the image of the monstrous ear and the same slogan: "Be quiet, the enemy is listening! Be quiet!"
During Italy's fascist participation in World War II, not only the newsreels, but also other media conveyed the same message. The figure of the giant ear was in fact a visual citation from a poster by Gino Boccasile, one of the most fervent and prolific illustrators of fascist propaganda. In 1941, he created a poster in which the head with helmet of a British soldier figured in the act of extending the ear towards the spectator, the right hand to orient the pavilion towards the foreground of the image. The slogan "The enemy is listening. Be quiet!" was superimposed on the image with large and lively brushstrokes.
  • Iconographic reading: male face; soldier; helmet. Merchandise category/type of event: information and communication; war propaganda; war; Second World War; public administration; national defense; armed forces; secret services. Names: SIM; Military Information Service. Places: Italy; Rome
Italiano: Tacete!
  • Soldato origlia locandina propagandistica, ca 1941 - ca 1942
  • Gino Boccasile (Bari, 14 luglio 1901 – Milano, 10 maggio 1952)
  • Creazione Acta, Milano; S.I.M. (Servizio Informazioni Militare); Essente da Bollo; poster 22,8 x 17,1cm
  • Seconda Guerra Mondiale "Italia Fascista - Il Nemico Vi Ascolta, Tacete!" ; Propaganda di Guerra
  • Lettura iconografica: volto maschile; soldato; elmetto. Categoria merceologica/ tipo evento: informazione e comunicazione; propaganda bellica; guerra; Seconda guerra mondiale; amministrazione pubblica; difesa nazionale; forze armate; servizi segreti. Nomi: SIM; Servizio Informazioni Militare. Luoghi: Italia; Roma
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Author Gino Boccasile (1901–1952); Creazione Acta, Milano; S.I.M.; Essente da Bollo. CC-BY4.0
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