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Nazi flag from taken from Dachau and signed by over 50 US soldiers

Object | Accession Number: 2006.449.1
2006.449.1 detail Nazi flag from taken from Dachau and signed by over 50 US soldiers Click to enlarge 2006.449.1 detail Nazi flag from taken from Dachau and signed by over 50 US soldiers Click to enlarge

Nazi flag with over fifty signatures of US soldiers taken from an office at the Dachau concentration camp in 1945 by Everett A. Fox, a soldier in the United States Army, 45th Infantry Division. Fox participated in the liberation of Dachau by the United States Army on April 29, 1945. The flag was signed by members of the 158th Field Artillery Battalion and the 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army soon after Fox acquired it. The flag was signed by more soldiers at a reunion of the 45th Infantry Division, circa 1990.

Date
found:  after 1945 April 29
Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Language
English
French
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Flags
Object Type
Flags (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Chris A. Thomas

About This Object

Physical Description
Rectangular, red cloth flag with white cloth circles affixed to the center on both sides. There is a black cloth swastika on each white circle. The white circle on the front has 56 signatures, addresses, and phrases inscribed in pen. A black patch with a silver cord border and text in silver cloth, III/97, is attached to the upper left front corner and the upper right back corner. There is black fringe with silver accents on 3 sides, and ripped, red cloth mounting loops along the hoist side.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 49.000 inches (124.46 cm) | Width: 55.000 inches (139.7 cm)
Materials
overall : wool, cotton, lurex (tm), thread, ink
Inscription
front, inside white circle, ink and marker : multiple solder's signatures, addresses, remarks
Contributor
Subject: Everett A. Fox
Biography
Everett A. Fox served in the 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War II. Fox participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in Germany on April 29, 1945.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The flag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Chris A. Thomas, the grandson of Everett A. Fox.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:25:34
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