Painting by~ Willy Stower, 1917
During World War I, Germany began to use U-boats or submarines. Most Navy ships were never expecting a ship underneath neath them, especially one that would attack them. Different Navy ships would be attacked while out to sea by the German U-boats, making other countries even more angrier. This painting Stower captured the image of a ship in distress after being hit by the enemy, and the enemy rising to the surface to watch the ship drown. The flag on the ship was an American flag which could have been the time that made them join World War I, after Germany attacked unexpectedly. I really like this painting because of all the colors the painter used for each detail. Also, he has one of the Germans holding up their arm, 'Hail Hitler' sign, after attacking a ship for Germany.
Can't be a Heil Hitler salute, it is the First World War and Hitler was an unknown at that time.
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