Overview
- Brief Narrative
- SS uniform collar tabs brought back by Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, a soldier in Europe during World War II who served as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany, during the postwar US miliary occupation government.
- Date
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1945
found: 1945-1946
- Geography
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found:
Dachau (Concentration camp);
Dachau (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eleanor Vendig
- Contributor
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Subject:
Malcolm A. Vendig
- Biography
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Captain Malcolm A. Vendig served in the 83rd Infantry Division, United States Army, in Europe during World War II. After the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in Germany by US troops in April 1945, Vendig was appointed military governor of Dachau Landkreis.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Gorgets (Military insignia) (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- SS uniform patch.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, adhesive
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Soldiers--United States--Germany--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Military government--Germany--Dachau--Biography.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 83rd
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The SS uniform collar tabs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-06 14:42:01
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn2486
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Also in Malcolm A. Vendig collection
The collection consists of daily reports, war diaries, and memoranda, copies and originals, relating to the experiences of Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, as a soldier during World War II and after the war as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany.
Date: 1945-approximately 1946
Whip acquired by an American soldier
Object
Whip brought back by Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, a soldier in Europe during World War II who served as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany, during the postwar US miliary occupation government.
Malcolm A. Vendig papers
Document
The Malcolm A. Vendig papers, 1932-1967, relate to Captain Malcolm A. Vendig’s service with the 83rd U.S. Infantry Division and his tenure as the military governor of Dachau, Germany after the liberation of the concentration camp in 1945. Topics discussed include the activities of the 83rd U.S. Infantry Division before liberation, daily operations at the Dachau concentration camp after liberation, military and personnel incidents, the administration of public safety, the distribution of food, and the revitalization of industry in the vicinity of Dachau, Germany. The papers largely consist of photocopies of Vendig’s war diary, written in English, dated December 1944-August 1945; photocopies of the source materials for the diary, 1944-1945; original and photocopies of military reports and records prepared by various Lieutenants, 1944-1945; original typescripts of discussions between Captain Vendig and Dr. Heinrich Kneuer, the Landrat of Dachau, Germany, 1945; photocopies of newspaper clippings, 1932-1945; as well as original photographs and photocopies of the Captain Malcolm A. Vendig and various members of the United States army in Dachau, Germany, circa 1945.
