Nazi flag with swastika and the signatures of American liberators

Object | Accession Number: 1991.237.1

Date: found: 1945 March 12
Language: English
Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Flags
Object Type: Flags (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nurit Thorn-Zachter

Physical Description: Red Nazi flag with a black swastika over a white circular center. Written on the flag in ink are the signatures, hometowns, and addresses of the American soldiers who liberated the town of Bischofsheim, Germany.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 11.420 inches (29.007 cm) | Width: 18.900 inches (48.006 cm) | Depth: 48.030 inches (121.996 cm)
Materials: overall : cotton, ink
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The flag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Nurit Thorn-Zachter.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:21:43
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