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Ardie Wickers collection

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    Collection Summary
    The collection consists of a Nazi banner and flag pole finial relating to the experiences of Ardie Wickers, a US soldier, during the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945.
    Provenance
    The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Chris Wickers, the son of Ardie Wickers.
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    Large Nazi National War Flag found by a U.S. soldier.

    Object | Accession Number: 2015.210.1

    Geography
    found: Ohrdruf (Concentration camp); Ohrdruf (Germany)
    Date
    found:  1945 April 04
    manufacture:  after 1938 February
    Large Nazi National War Flag found by a U.S. soldier.

    Flag pole finial with a swastika acquired by an American soldier at Ohrdruf

    Object | Accession Number: 2015.210.2

    Geography
    found: Ohrdruf (Concentration camp); Ohrdruf (Germany)
    Date
    found:  1945 April 04
    Flag pole finial with a swastika acquired by an American soldier at Ohrdruf
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    2022-07-28 18:30:08
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