Overview
- Brief Narrative
- German flag with a swastika on a white circle captured by Myron Halpern with his fellow soldiers of the 75th Infantry Division, United States Army, during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. The flag was signed by all platoon members. A 75th Division insignia patch was sewn in the center of the swastika by a captured German soldier held as a prisoner of war, who was a tailor.
- Date
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found:
approximately 1944 December-1944
- Geography
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found:
Battle of the Bulge;
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jason P. Halpern and Barbara H. Katz, in memory of their father Myron "Moe" Halpern
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
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Flags (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular red cloth flag with a white cloth circle with a black swastika inside sewn to the center of both sides. There are multiple signatures in black and blue ink within the circle, around the swastika, on 1 side. A 75th Infantry Division patch is sewn on the center of the swastika.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 30.625 inches (77.788 cm) | Width: 36.500 inches (92.71 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, ink, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The flag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jason P. Halpern and Barbara H. Katz, children of Myron Halpern.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 16:13:16
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn555277
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Also in Myron Halpern collection
The collection consists of a captured German flag, correspondence, documents, and photographs and negatives relating to the experiences of Myron Halpern, a soldier in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. The flag was signed by his fellow soldiers of the 75th Infantry Division who captured the flag in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Date: approximately 1944-approximately 1945
Myron Halpern collection
Document
Photographs, documents, correspondence concerning Myron Halpern's experiences in the 75th Infantry Division of the United States Army in Europe, on his way back to the US, and reuniting with his son Jason and his wife. Includes telegrams notifying Myron of his son's birth; a letter; Honorable Discharge papers; and negatives of some of the photographs.
