Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of a printed leaflet containing a wartime poem, "La Terrible Epreuve"; a leaflet with an image of Marshal Petain on a horse, with a handwritten message to a child, addressed to Therese Majewski and counseling her to work hard, persevere, and be loyal; a broadside containing a mock testament from Adolf Hitler; and a copy of a French newspaper ("La liberte du centre"), announcing the surrender of the German army, May 1945.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1940-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ingeborg Price
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Genre/Form
- Newspaper. Leaflets.
- Extent
-
1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Personal Name
- Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ingeborg Price.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:41
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43783
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