Emil Huber
Emil Huber was a sought-after artist in the German-speaking world during the First World War. In addition to his work for the Swiss army, the painter was also involved in the illustration of a book about Germany at war. Published in Zurich by Gustav Eberlein, a German journalist who worked for the Berner Tagblatt, it celebrates the greatness of the German army and the Entente's responsibility for the outbreak of the conflict. It is interesting that it was used by the English propaganda service and disseminated in the neutral countries.
The personal example of Emil Huber shows that some Swiss artists worked on a double nationalist mobilisation, both Swiss and German. In 1915, Huber produced a series of Baltic postcards dedicated to "our field greys", depicting the various types of weapons used by the German army.