Nazi Germany Kriegsamarine banner acquired by an American soldier at Ohrdruf
- Date
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found:
1945 April 04
- Geography
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found:
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp);
Ohrdruf (Germany)
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
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Banners (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Chris Wickers
Banner of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine [Navy] found by Ardie Wickers, a soldier in the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division, US Third Army. Wickers, an intelligence and reconnaissance scout, discovered the banner after entering Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945.
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Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:08:22
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Also in Ardie Wickers collection
The collection consists of a Nazi banner and flag pole finial relating to the experiences of Ardie Wickers, a US soldier, during the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945.
Flag pole finial with a swastika acquired by an American soldier at Ohrdruf
Object
Ornamental finial bearing swastika found by Ardie Wickers , a soldier in the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division, US Third Army. Wickers, an intelligence and reconnaissance scout, discovered the finial, as well as a Nazi banner, after entering Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945.
