Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Nazi badge with a swastika and the word "übungswart." Acquired in Europe at end of WWII by F. Mike Meginnis.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marion Meginnis. In memory of my father Francis M. Mike Meginnis, who served in the European theatre 1944-1945
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Nazi badge with a swastika and "übungswart."
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by F. Marion Meginnis, the daughter of F. Mike Meginnis.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-06 14:42:01
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4401
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Document
Consists of material F. Mike Meginnis (donor's father) brought back from the war as a soldier in the US Army. Includes photograph, certificates authorizing him to take captured German materials home, and unidentified German newspaper clippings.
