Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Nazi armband. Acquired in Europe at the 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
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Armbands
- Object Type
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Armbands (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Red cotton circular armband with a white cotton circle and a black machine embroidered swastika in the middle.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cotton
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by F. Marion Meginnis, the daughter of F. Mike Meginnis.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-14 07:08:02
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4402
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Nazi badge with a swastika and the word "übungswart." Acquired in Europe at end of WWII by F. Mike Meginnis.
Mike Meginnis collection
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.
