Overview
- Description
- Consists of items collected and saved by PFC Fritz Wetzel, a member of the 483rd Medical Collection Company, during World War II. Included are a set of German cigarette cards featuring Hitler and German propaganda, photographs taken after the liberation of Paris, and US Army magazines. Notable are a pocket guide to Germany distributed to US troops and a pass, permission slip, and customs form allowing PFC Wetzel to possess and retain captured German military equipment. Also includes nine photographs taken the liberation of an unknown camp, perhaps Gardelegen, and a July 1945 copy of the Belgian (Flemish) magazine "ABC."
- Date
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1942-1946
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Publications.
- Extent
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1 box
2 oversize folders
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
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Frederick Wetzel donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Apr. 14, 2004. An accretion was added on May 23, 2007.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:12:07
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516011
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