Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Nazi flag captured by Barry Ziff, an American G.I. liberator, April 1945, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The flag was captured from the flagpole in front of the German army headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany on April 3, 1945 by Sergeant Barry Ziff of the 550th Antiaircraft Battalion with the 89th Infantry Division.
- Date
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found:
1945 April 03
- Geography
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acquired:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barry Ziff
- Markings
- recto, stamped horizontally across left hem with black ink, "Kr. Fl. 80 x 135 Lorenz Summa Sonne Oberkotzau"; recto, upper right corner, handwritten in ink "5"
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
- Red background with black and white design. Large black swastika (centered on left side) encircled with black and white stipes extending from center of circle horizontally and vertically. Black emblem located at lower left. Red stitching along edges. White left edge folded over and stitched to secure rope hanger which is looped at both ends. With rope, on left side flag is 33-1/4" (84.5 cm) long.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 29.800 inches (75.692 cm) | Width: 52.130 inches (132.41 cm) | Depth: 133.310 inches (338.607 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cotton, dye
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The flag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Barry Ziff.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:48
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn5884
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Also in Barry Ziff collection
The collection consists of a letter and a photograph. The letter was written by Barry Ziff to his parents on April 9, 1945 while serving in the United States Army in Germany. In the letter, Barry wrote about his experiences touring the Ohrdruf concentration camp after liberation and speaking to survivors. The photograph of Barry was taken in London on March 22, 1944. The collection also includes a Nazi flag captured by Barry Ziff on April 3, 1945, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The flag was captured from the flagpole in front of the German army headquarters in Frankfurt. Barry Ziff was in the 550th Antiaircraft Battalion with the 89th Infantry Division.
Barry Ziff letter and photograph
Document
The letter was written by Barry Ziff to his parents on April 9, 1945 while serving in the United States Army in Germany. In the letter, Barry wrote about his experiences touring the Ohrdruf concentration camp after liberation and speaking to survivors. The photograph of Barry was taken in London on March 22, 1944.
