September Morn 1918

Clifford Kennedy Berryman's 1918 cartoon "September Morn" depicts a German soldier sinking into the mud of the Somme river, his back laden with the "Paris Plans," "Channel Port," and "Program" of the German military. "Berlin" is visible in the distance, and "HINDENBURG" is printed on the soldier's coat, alluding to the German general Erich Ludendorff, the mastermind behind the "Ludendorff Offensive," a series of attacks launched on the Western Front in 1918. This political cartoon is a satirical take on the defeat of Germany during World War I.