German WW2 Waffen-SS Color Recruiting Poster designed by artist Ottomar Anton around 1941 professionally matted and framed.

The text underneath announces that recruits must be at least 17 years of age. Features a profile illustration of a helmeted soldier in SS uniform with runic insignia, alongside the text "WAFFEN-SS / EINTRITT NACH VOLLENDETEM 17. LEBENSJAHR" (stating recruitment is open after completing the 17th year of life). Created as official propaganda by the Nazi regime to recruit young volunteers into the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel (SS). This was Ottomar Anton's most famous poster from the war and arguably the most sought after SS poster there is. This is probably the most desirable of all the Waffen-SS posters and certainly the most widely copied of all SS posters. According to certain sources, Anton used Knights Cross holder Klemens Behler as his model for this poster. Behler was still a recruit at that time this poster was created in 1941. He went on to win his Knights cross in 1945 while serving in the Artillery Regiment of the 23. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier Division " Nederland ". Klemens Behler survived the war and went on to serve in the Bundeswehr - he died in 1998. The German magazine "Stern" used this poster on its August 2006 cover, which is a testament to it's iconic association with the Waffen-SS. Few originals of this poster survive today. This is one of them! Condition - Overall very good. some period scuffing and minor wear, almost perfect except for a small 1” rip on bottom center and scuffing from age throughout. The poster was folded for storage before being framed.