Nazi banner with a swastika on a white circle acquired by a US soldier
- Date
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found:
approximately 1945 May
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
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Banners (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joyce and William Becker
Nazi banner acquired by a United States soldier in Europe near the end of World War II.
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Record last modified: 2021-02-10 08:59:23
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