Flag
- Date
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1945 April 03
(found)
- Geography
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acquired :
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
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Flags (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barry Ziff
Nazi flag captured by American G.I. liberator Captured by Barry Ziff, and American 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.
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Also in Barry Ziff collection
Letter written by American G.I. about the liberation of Ohrdruf
Document
Written by Barry Ziff to his parents, April 9, 1945, Germany regarding his experiences touring the newly-liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp and speaking to prisoners. This letter was sent to the donor's parents in Canton, Ohio. The donor writes, "The letter was printed in several Ohio newspapers during the war, and perhaps it gave the American people an insight as to what occurred in concentration camps." (letter to Museum from Barry Ziff, dated April 27, 1992)
Photograph of American G.I. liberator before he went into combat
Document
Created by Empire Portraits, March 1944, London, England. The photograph was taken in London on March 22, 1944, "about two months before going on the invasion of Narmandy..." (letter to Museum from Barry Ziff dated June 29, 1992)
