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Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (Kroatische Nr. 1) collar tab acquired by an American soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1990.152.1
1990.152.1 front Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (Kroatische Nr. 1) collar tab acquired by an American soldier Click to enlarge

Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (Kroatische Nr. 1) collar tab 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
found:  1945
Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Classification
Military Insignia
Category
Badges
Object Type
Gorgets (Military insignia) (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eleanor Hamlin Vendig

About This Object

Physical Description
Black cloth background with embroidered design of a swastika and a hand holding a sword.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth, thread
Contributor
Subject: Malcolm A. Vendig
Biography
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.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Handschar collar tab was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 08:59:36
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Also in Malcolm Vendig collection

The collection consists of 2 badges found by Malcolm Vendig at Dachau concentration camp post-war.

Military patch found at Dachau by an American soldier

Military patch found at Dachau by an American soldier

Object

Military insignia patch 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.

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