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The U.S. Army Europe (AE) produced this poster as a Graphic Training Aid (GTA). During the Cold War with the Soviet Union, it was important for U.S. troops to be able to identify Soviet equipment in the field. This poster depicts four Soviet Free Rocket Over Ground (FROG) platforms, a short-range artillery rocket system.

Graphic Training Aids have long been produced by the U.S. Army to assist instructors in the education of troops. The Army produced a vast array of instructional aids for any military subject. Posters, in particular, were designed as reminders or supplements to class instruction, and produced singularly or in sets to access the visual memory of the soldier.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Date

July 1967

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Posters

Manufacturer

United States Army

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 52.1 × 39.4cm (1 ft. 8 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 3 1/2 in.)

Materials

Paper
Ink

Inventory Number

A20150402000

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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