League of German Girl’s winter climbing jacket found by a US soldier
- Date
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found:
1945
- Geography
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found:
Germany
use: Unterfranken (Germany)
- Language
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German
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Military uniforms
- Object Type
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Jackets (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert Palmer
League of German Girl’s winter climbing jacket with a South Franken insignia brought back from the war by Arthur R. Myers. Myers was an American soldier who entered combat during the D-Day invasion in June 1944. He fought through the Battle of the Bulge and continued until reaching the outskirts of Berlin in April 1945. The war ended with Germany's surrender on May 7.
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Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:00:17
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