"Concrete expression of Britain’s admiration - a hospital for Stalingrad" — British poster from the Second World War (1943) issued by the Communist Party of Great Britain. Design by the artist Ernest Brooks.
The poster was published during Britain's nationwide fundraising campaign for a hospital in Stalingrad – an effort led by the Joint Committee for Soviet Aid, which had already published a few pro-Soviet posters.
The Committee had written in June: ‘The hospital will be a permanent expression of the British people’s gratitude to the defenders of Stalingrad, who have made such a great contribution to the final victory of the United Nations.’ bmj.com
The fundraiser turned into nationwide effort supported by local councils and authorities. Here's an interesting article describing Woking's experience of the campaign (a ward was ultimately named after the town): stalingrad-uk.com
Fundraising continued for the remainder of the war. In 2000, the mayor of Volgograd thanked the Queen Mother: "We remember well that the first hospital sent to Stalingrad at that time was from Britain, and it was you who helped to collect funds for this" news.bbc.co.uk
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