Gott strafe England

Gott strafe England, illustration from Germany, The Next Republic?, by Carl W. Ackerman, published in 1917 in the US - unknown origin
The slogan painted on a wall in France during World War I

"Gott strafe England" was an anti-British slogan used by the Imperial German Army during World War I. The phrase literally means "May God punish England". It was created by the German-Jewish poet Ernst Lissauer (1882–1937), who also wrote the poem Hassgesang gegen England (lit. "Hate song against England", better known as "Hymn of Hate").[1]

Inscription still visible at the farm at the location of the former Kriegslazarett in Marcq. "England" chiseled out during World War II.
  1. ^ "Hassgesang gegen England — Hymn of Hate, by Ernst Lissauer". Hschamberlain.net. 1914-10-15. Archived from the original on 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-07-12.