Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Armbands
- Object Type
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Armbands (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Red felt cloth with a white circle containing a black swastika. Tags inside read, "RZ M Hersteller Nr., U 4 135, B No 219684, " and "RZ M Hersteller Nr., U 4 135, P No 453992."
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 7.380 inches (18.745 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth
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:
- 2024-05-07 12:43:40
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4404
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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.
