Smith and Wesson .32 revolver acquired by a US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.8
- Date
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received:
approximately 1945
- Geography
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received:
Germany
- Classification
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Weapons
- Category
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Firearms
- Object Type
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Smith and Wesson revolvers (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Erna Rothschild
.32 Smith & Wesson revolver acquired by Walter Rothschild, a US soldier. It was formerly the property of Emma (Emmy) Johanna Henny Göring, née Sonnemann, thw widow of Hermann Göring,.
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Record last modified: 2022-09-07 10:34:11
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The collection consists of German postage stamps and two revolvers relating to the experiences of Walter Rothschild as a soldier in the United States Army in Germany during World War II.
Date: approximately 1945
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Object
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Sheet of postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier
Object
One sheet of Third Reich issued postage stamps.
