The British Union of Fascists (also appears in its abbreviated name, The British Union) was a Fascist-antisemitic organization that operated in the 1930s in England to establish Fascism in Britain, led by Oswald Mosley. His supporters included many members of the aristocracy. The organization was outrightly antisemitic, and one of its most remembered activities was the East End march (“The Battle of Cable Street”) during which the organization attempted to defiantly march with its Nazi and Fascist emblems through the East End, where many Jews lived. The Jews and other anti-Nazi supporters did not allow the march through, in what was later termed, “The Battle of Cable Street.” Towards the end of the 1930s, the organization shifted its focus to anti-war propaganda and it was outlawed after the outbreak of WWII, in 1940.
* Anti-war poster – “Remember 1914” calling to stand behind the organization’s leader, Mosley, and “Stop the mad drive to war and mind Britain’s business.” London, 1939.
* Short booklet: British Union, Ten Points by Oswald Mosley. These include patriotism, economics, leadership, and, of course, the Jewish bankers. The last page bears a call to join the movement. It is interesting to note that on the first page there is a brief explanation of the source of the movement’s symbol, a circle with lightning inside, that very conveniently ignores the true source of the lightning: the rune that was used as the SS emblem.
[1] double leaf (4 pp) size: 13×18 cm.
[1] large leaf 21×14 cm.
Overall very fine condition. Minimal aging stains.