Military patch found at Dachau by an American soldier
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Military insignia patch brought back by Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, a soldier in Europe during World War II who served as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany, during the postwar US miliary occupation government.
- Date
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found:
1945
- Geography
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found:
Dachau (Concentration camp);
Dachau (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eleanor Hamlin Vendig
- Contributor
-
Subject:
Malcolm A. Vendig
- Biography
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Captain Malcolm A. Vendig served in the 83rd Infantry Division, United States Army, in Europe during World War II. After the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in Germany by US troops in April 1945, Vendig was appointed military governor of Dachau Landkreis.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Color patches (military patches) (aat)
- Physical Description
- Blue cloth patch with a gold embroidered design of an eagle with a rifle in its talons.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Soldiers--United States--Germany--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Military government--Germany--Dachau--Biography.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 83rd
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The military patch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-30 16:16:58
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn2646
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Object
Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (Kroatische Nr. 1) collar tab brought back by Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, a soldier in Europe during World War II who served as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany, during the postwar US miliary occupation government.
