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Fringed epaulet with yellow swastikas and black stripes found by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1992.127.5

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    Fringed epaulet with yellow swastikas and black stripes found by a US soldier
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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Epaulet with yellow swastika patterned ribbons and fringe found in a warehouse by Sidney Conners, while serving in the US Army, July 1944, Aachen, Germany.
    Date
    found:  1944 July
    Geography
    found: Aachen (Germany)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sidney and Phyllis Conners

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Military Insignia
    Category
    Badges
    Object Type
    Epaulets (aat)
    Physical Description
    brown velvet with fringe and hooks, small swastikas printed on gold ribbon; verso, paper tag: "M RZM (witin circle) HERSTELLER: M4 21 REICHZEUGMEISTEREI DER NSDAP 037888"
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
    Materials
    overall : velvet, metal, paper

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The epaulets were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Sydney and Phyllis Conners.
    Record last modified:
    2024-10-03 12:19:51
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