Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Aluminum belt buckle with a Reichsadler, the Imperial Eagle that was a national emblem of the Third Reich, acquired by a United States soldier in Europe near the end of World War II. It is embossed with the motto: Gott Mits Uns (God is With Us.)
- Date
-
found:
approximately 1945 May
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joyce and William Becker
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Belts (Clothing)
- Object Type
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Buckles (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular silver aluminum belt buckle with an embossed design featuring an eagle with outspread wings holding a wreath with a swastika in in its talons. The eagle is within a ring with an embossed motto in German text and a wreath of oak leaves upon a pebbled background.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Materials
- overall : aluminum
- Inscription
- front, embossed : GOTT MIT UNS [God is with us]
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The buckle was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Joyce and William Becker.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-31 10:36:42
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