Overview
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of over eighty artifacts, including cameras and accessories, military clothing and insignia, correspondence, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Rudolph Daniel Sichel in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, London, England, and New York, New York, before the Holocaust, in the United States Army in Europe during the war, including the liberation of Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, and in New York City after World War II.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003, 2004, and 2013 by Howard S. Sichel and Linda Sichel Strohmenger, the children of Rudolph Daniel Sichel.
Browse 93 Items In This Collection
Rudolph Daniel Sichel papers
Document | Accession Number: 2003.149.1
bulk: 1934-1952
Two-sided silk escape map of Western Europe acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.2
First lieutenant dress jacket, medals and shirt worn by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.3 a-b
Officer's garrison cap worn by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.4
Officer's garrison cap worn by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.5
Bronze Star Medal and pin set presented to Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.6 a-d
Bronze Star ribbon bar awarded to a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.7
Bronze Star ribbon bar awarded to a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.8
Ribbon bar with 3 campaign ribbons issued to a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.9
Great Seal of US lapel pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.10 a-c
Great Seal of US lapel pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.11 a-c
Great Seal of US lapel pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.12 a-c
Great Seal of US lapel pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.13 a-c
2nd Lieutenant's insignia pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.14
2nd Lieutenant's insignia pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.15
Second Lieutenant's insignia pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.16
Second Lieutenant's bullion patch worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.17
Second Lieutenant's bullion patch worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.18
Second Lieutenant's bullion patch worn by a Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.19
Good Conduct medal and ribbon issued to a German Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.20
Infantry service lapel pin worn by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.21 a-c
Infantry service lapel pin worn by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.22 a-c
Infantry service lapel pin worn by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.23 a-b
Infantry service lapel pin worn by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.24
Infantry service lapel pin worn by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.25
Infantry service lapel pin worn by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.26.1 a-c
Infantry service lapel pin from a pair received by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.26.2 a-c
U.S. lapel pin worn by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.27 a-b
U.S. lapel pin worn by a German Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.28 a-b
Copper colored U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.29.1 a-b
U.S. lapel pin from a pair owned by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.29.2 a-c
Copper colored U.S. lapel pin owned by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.30.1 a-c
U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.30.2 a-c
U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.31.1 a-c
Copper colored U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.31.2 a-c
Rolleiflex Model 611 camera, case, and filter used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.32 a-b
Accessories catalog for Plaubel Makina II camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.33
Manual for Plaubel Rollfilm-Kassette film holder used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.34
Manual for Plaubel Makina II camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.35
Plaubel R O,1 clear camera lens and case used by German Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.36 a-b
Plaubel yellow camera filter and case used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.37 a-b
Plaubel camera lens hood with green filter and case used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.38 a-b
Zeiss Ikon camera filter, case, and box used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.39 a-d
Ce-Nei yellow camera filter and carton used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.40 a-b
Verax camera 3 filter set and carton used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.41 a-d
Four Plaubel color camera filters, lens, and case used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.42 a-g
Horvex light meter, case, and notes used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.43 a-c
Magnifying lens for a camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.44
Double lens cap for twin reflex camera used by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.45
Small metal case with 9 pencil leads used by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.46 a-k
Agfa metal film canister used by a German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.47 a-b
Agfa metal film canister used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.48 a-b
Agfa metal film canister used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.49 a-b
Justophot light meter and suede pouch used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.50 a-b
Camera accessory with knobs owned by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.51
Autoknips Model I automatic timer for camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.52
Cut film holder for Plaubel camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.53
Cut film holder for Plaubel camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.54
Depth of field scale plate for Plaubel camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.55
Depth of field scale plate for Plaubel camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.56
Metal viewfinder mask for camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.57
Hooded ground glass focusing back for camera used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.58
Hinged pack film holder used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.59
H. Moser & Cie silver pocket watch with chain owned by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.60
Art Deco silver pocket watch owned by German Jewish US emigre and soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.61
Brown leather document wallet used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.62
Dark brown leather document wallet used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.63
Red-brown leather document wallet used by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.64
Novoris leather wrist watch worn by German Jewish emigre and US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.65
Stainless steel wrist watch owned by German Jewish emigre and US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.66
Gold ring with engraved initials and date owned by German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.67
Pocket knife with yellow plastic handle used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.68
Reusable embossed cigarette lighter used by German Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.69
manufacture: after 1926-before 1946
Unused forced labor badge, yellow and purple P, acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.70
Blue, white, and red striped patch with Cross of Lorraine acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.71
Blue, white, and red striped patch with Cross of Lorraine acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.72
Wehrmacht silver bullion eagle insignia patch acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.73
Luftwaffe paratrooper badge with gold diving eagle acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.74
Ribbon bar for Annexation of the Sudetenland acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.75
received: after 1944 July-before 1946 June
Ribbon bar award for construction of the German West Wall acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.76
received: after 1944 July-before 1946 June
Iron Cross, 1st class, medal from WWII acquired by a Jewish German emigre and US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.77
received: after 1944 July-before 1946 June
German Eastern Front medal red, blue, and white striped ribbon acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.78
received: after 1944 July-before 1946 June
Handkerchief embroidered with US and French flags acquired by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.79
Military protractor with map coordinators used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.80
U.S. Army M2 clear plastic map template grid used by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.81
U.S. Infantry service lapel pin worn by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.82
U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant's insignia pin worn by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.83
Watercolor of a POW camp owned by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.84
Felmore Art Deco cigarette case owned by German Jewish emigre and US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.85
Engraved cigarette case given to a German Jewish emigre
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.86
manufacture: Birmingham (England)
manufacture: 1931 May-1932 April
US Army 104th Infantry shoulder sleeve Timberwolf patch worn by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.87
World War II Victory ribbon bar awarded to German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.88
Replacement watch crystal in packaging owned by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.89 a-b
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