Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of a photograph album of a former Waffen-SS youth and contains photographs depicting German military life on campaigns throughout Europe during World War II. Some of the photographs have fallen out of the album and are stored separately. The collection also contains handwritten notes listing English translations of German words and phrases.
- Date
-
creation:
1933-1945
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Photograph albums.
- Extent
-
1 box
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Waffen-SS photograph album is a single item.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe. Military life--German--Belgium--1940-1950. Military life--German--France--1940-1950. Military life--German--Ukraine--1940-1950. Military life--German--Netherlands--1940-1950. Soldiers--German--Belgium--1940-1950. Soldiers--German--France--1940-1950. Soldiers--German--Ukraine--1940-1950. Soldiers--German--Netherlands--1940-1950. War damage--Ukraine--1940-1950. War damage--France--1940-1950. War damage--Belgium--1940-1950.
- Geographic Name
- Germany. Belgium. France. Ukraine. Netherlands.
- Corporate Name
- Waffen-SS
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Album was removed from a home in which the donor stayed while in Germany. Album donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-28 08:08:33
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515958
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-
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