Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Medal from the collection of Leopold Guttman, a Belgian soldier who was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned as prisoner of war in Stalag X C.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Norman Guttman
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, Belgian (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Miniature circular bronze medal with a large letter 'V', a roaring lion inside the letter and the years 1940 and 1945; the medal is attached to a yellow ribbon with black and white stripes and two crossed sabres
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 0.562 inches (1.427 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, ribbon
- Inscription
- front: letter 'V' / 1940 1945
back: MEDAILLE COMMEMORATIVE DE LA GUERRE / HERINNERINGSMEDAILLE VAN DEN OORLOG / 1940-1945
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Norman Guttman, the son of Leopold Guttman.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-01-02 11:09:39
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Also in Leopold Guttman collection
The collection consists of three military medals, metal tags, and a medal attached to a Magen David necklace, documents, a photograph album, and photographs relating to the experiences of Leopold Guttman, before, during, and after World War II, during which he served in the Belgian Army and was imprisoned in a German stalag. as a member of the Belgian army.
Date: 1938-2014
Commemorative Medal of War by a Belgian soldier and former POW
Object
Medal from the collection of Leopold Guttman, who was arrested and imprisoned as a member of the Belgian army.
War Cross medal owned by a Belgian soldier and former POW
Object
Medal from the collection of Leopold Guttman, who was arrested and imprisoned as a member of the Belgian army.
Prisoner ID tag issued to a Belgian soldier and former POW
Object
POW ID tag from the collection of Leopold Guttman, a Belgian soldier who was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned as prisoner of war in Stalag X C.
Chain link bracelet with prisoner ID tag issued to a Belgian POW
Object
Prisoner identification tag and bracelet issued to Leopold Guttman, a Belgian soldier who was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned as prisoner of war in Stalag X C.
Religious POW medal attached to Magen David necklace
Object
Religious POW medal and necklace from the collection of Leopold Guttman, a Belgian soldier who was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned as prisoner of war in Stalag X C.
Leopold Guttman collection
Document
Consists of a photo album depicting the pre-war work of the Relief Committee of Antwerp and pre-war and wartime photographs of Stalag 10c, from the collection of Leopold Guttman, who was arrested and imprisoned as a member of the Belgian army.
