Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Nazi medal.
- Date
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approximately 1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Louise Birch
- Markings
- back, hallmarks, embossed : Wernstein JENA / DRGM 35269
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, German (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Brass plated badge in the shape of an oak leaved wreath with a swastika insignia over a scroll at the bottom and an ornate, 3 letter acronym over the open center. There is a straight pin catch and hallmarks on the back.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Louise Birch.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-18 13:26:46
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn11869
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