Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Large red Nazi banner with mobile swastika brought back from the war by Ernie Pels, a soldier in the United States Army in Europe during World War II (1939-1945).
- Date
-
found:
approximately 1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Chiverton-Rose family
- Contributor
-
Subject:
Ernie Pels
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
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Banners (lcsh)
- Genre/Form
- Emblems.
- Physical Description
- Rectangular red cloth banner with a black cloth mobile swastika machine sewn to a white cloth circle machine sewn to the center of the banner on both sides. An open channel is sewn along one short end. Inserted in the channel is a white cord with metal clip hooks attached to each end. Cloth squares are sewn to the back of the 2 upper corners as reinforcement. The banner would be suspended vertically by this short end with the clips on the corners for added support.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 110.000 inches (279.4 cm) | Width: 187.000 inches (474.98 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cotton, thread
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 Nazi banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Joan Rose-Chiverton, the niece of Ernie Pels.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-17 14:37:22
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512944
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