File:Third Reich box cover.jpg

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1. The image is only a small portion of the overall product and serves as an easily identifiable part of a larger entity.
2. The copy of the image is low-resolution and will not produce high-quality copies of the art for illegal duplication. The quality is high enough to clearly present the image and to place the subject represented by the image in a good light.
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Box art for the board wargame Rise and Decline of the Third Reich, scanned by User:Stan Shebs

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