In reply to importance of typeface:
>Just google "nazi poster" under Images, and observe the
> great variety of styles.
Very interesting; not only are there a variety of fonts, but I'm also surprised at the variety of colors used. I would have expected mostly red and black like the flag.
> Fraktur types were widely used in Germany until the Third Reich
> banned them in 1941 because it believed these faces had Jewish origins.
That was the reason given to the public, but Hitler had mentioned his dislike of Fraktur typeface several years before it was banned, stating that it looked outdated to him.