Nazi propaganda board game which ‘brainwashed’ German children into conquering Britain with U-boats, bombers and fighter planes
The game which is called 'We Drive against Britain' was designed to inspire hatred among German children towards the enemy
A BOARD game which German children battled it out to conquer Britain with U-Boats, fighter planes and bomber aircrafts showing the depths of Nazi propaganda has been sold at auction.
The six player game, created at the start of the Second World War was called 'Wir Fahren Gegen Engeland' which translates into 'We Drive against England'.
It was designed in a deluded attempt to inspire hatred among German children towards the enemy.
The board depicts a map of the North Sea showing the United Kingdom and coasts of Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France.
There are two paths wrapped around the British Isles, one for the Allied Forces and one for the Nazis, which each numbered stop representing a point of conflict.
Each number corresponds to playing card, which contains a number needed to roll in to destroy the enemy vessel or aircraft.
Total victory was ensured once the player had taken over all the silhouettes in the circles, destroying the Royal Navy and RAF in the process.
Players are represented by a plastic submarine or Luftwaffe plane.
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There is little market in Germany today which is why it was auctioned in Britain, where it sold for £350.
John Meyer, from Chiswick Auctions, which sold the game, said: "It's fascinating to learn the Nazis had a board strategy game which Britain as the baddies and it reveals so much about the tactics they adopted in an effort to get the upper hand.
"There is no doubt it's an example of Nazi propaganda, an attempt to unite German people against their enemy.
"Particularly shocking is that this blatant piece of propaganda was aimed at innocent children.
He added: "There are lots of collectors of unusual memorabilia such as this, although is is outlandish, there is a market there.
"It's very hard to judge the value of strange items such as this but all it takes for the price to shoot up is a pair of buyers intent on winning."
Included in the sale were two swastika armbands and a swastika-shaped jelly mould.