Frank Meissner collection

Collection

Collection Summary: The collection consists of pins and medals, documents, correspondence, photographs, and a publication relating to the experiences of Frank Meissner before the Holocaust in Trest, Czechoslovakia, during the Holocaust when he emigrated to Scandinavia, and during and after the war in Great Britain when he served n the Czech Air Force for the Czech government in exile.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Margit Meissner, the wife of Frank Meissner.
Date: 1939-1946

Date: inclusive: 1938-1995
Geography: received: Prague (Czech Republic)
Date: commemoration: 1946
Geography: issue: Great Britain
Date: commemoration: 1944-1945
Date: commemoration: 1944-1945
Date: commemoration: approximately 1944-1945
Geography: received: Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
Date: commemoration: 1945 September 16-1946 May 12
: Record last modified: 2023-02-24 12:23:28
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