Overview
- Brief Narrative
- US Army 69th Infantry Division patch worn by Josef Pistiner during his World War II service. The patch has the number 69 in the national colors, red, white, and blue. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Tauvbe and brother Max in 1939 for the United States. Nicknamed the Fighting 69th, tbe Division landed in Le Havre, France, on January 24, 1945, and advanced through France and Belgium into Germany. On April 19, 1945, the Division captured Leipzig. Unit troops discovered Leipzig-Thekla concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald. Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945, and the Division remained on occupation duty until their return to the US on September 13, 1945.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arona Pistiner
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Color patches (military patches) (aat)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular military patch machine embroidered on white netting with interlocked stylized numbers: a red 6 on the left and a blue 9 on the right. The numbers are separated by a narrow white line and the patch is bordered in white.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Materials
- overall : thread, net
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The patch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Arona Pistiner.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-06 12:21:35
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The collection consists of badges, wallets, watercolors, correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed materials related to the experiences of Josef Pistiner and his family, including his parents, Aron and Taube, and brother, Max, before the Holocaust in Galicia, Bukovina, and Berlin and during the Holocaust in Berlin, their 1939 emigration via China to the United States, as well as documents from Josef Pistiner’s service in the U.S. Army during World War II, and restitution files from the 1960s-1970s.
Date: 1899-2000
Pistiner family papers
Document
Correspondence, travel documents, photographs, certificates, and printed materials related to the history of the family of Josef Pistiner, including his parents, Aron and Taube Pistiner, and brother, Max. Materials document the histories of Aron and Taube Pistiner’s families in Galicia and Bukovina, the World War I service of Aron Pistiner, the marriage and move of Aron and Taube to Berlin, the birth and childhood of their two sons, their business as furriers there, and their eventual emigration from Berlin in 1939, their stay in China and Manchuria, and immigration to the United States. Also included are documents from Josef Pistiner’s service in the U.S. Army during World War II, restitution files from the 1960s-1970s, and documents about a return trip to Berlin in 1986.
US Army 100th Infantry Division patch worn by a Jewish emigre soldier
Object
US Army 100th Infantry Division patch worn by Josef Pistiner during his World War II service. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Taube and brother Max in 1939 for the United States.
Brown leather wallet printed US Army used by a Jewish emigre soldier
Object
Brown leather wallet printed US Army used by Josef Pistiner during his World War II service. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Taube and brother Max in 1939 for the United States.
Green leather wallet used by Jewish refugees
Object
Green leather wallet used by Josef Pistiner or a family member. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Taube and brother Max in 1939 for the United States.
