Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Nazi cigarette album, Deutschland Erwacht, brought home from the European theater by Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr. who served in the 90th Infantry Division, 357th Infantry Regiment, US Army, and participated in the liberation of Flossenbürg concentration camp.
- Title
- Deutschland Erwacht
- Date
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publication/distribution:
1933 November 10
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leigh Smith
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Albums (lcsh)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The cigarette album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Leigh Smith, the son of Charles Byron Smith, Jr.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-01-02 11:04:47
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The collection consists of a banner and a cigarete album relating to the experiences of Charles Byron Smith, Jr. when he served in the United States Army, European Theatrer, during World War II.
Date: 1933-1945
Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr. photograph
Document
Cotnains a photographic print of Capt. Charles Byron Smith, Jr. (donor's father), who served in the 90th Infantry Division, 357th Infantry Regiment, of the U.S. Army.
Deutsche Arbeitsfront [German Labor Force] banner found by Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr.
Object
DAF [Deutsche Arbeitsfront [German Labor Force] swastika and gear banner acquired in April 1945 by Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr. while serving in the United States Army in Germany. Capt. Smith was in the 90th Infantry Division, 357th Infantry Regiment. He landed on D-Day plus 2 at Sword Beach and fought with the unit across Europe into Germany. He participated in the liberation of Flossenbürg concentration camp on April 23, 1945. The flag may be from the liberation of the camp.
