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Edward Kaluski collection

Collection
Collection Summary
The collection consists of artifacts related to the experiences of Edward Kaluski during his service as a soldier in the United States 3rd Army in Germany, including the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in spring 1945.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Edward Kaluski.
Date
1945 May
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Red wool triangular inmate badge retrieved by a US soldier at a concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.1

Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
found:  approximately 1945 May
Red wool triangular inmate badge retrieved by a US soldier at a concentration camp
Red wool triangular inmate badge retrieved by a US soldier at a concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.2

Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
found:  approximately 1945 May
Red wool triangular inmate badge retrieved by a US soldier at a concentration camp
White cloth badge with a stencilled prisoner number retrieved by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.3

Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
found:  approximately 1945 May
White cloth badge with a stencilled prisoner number retrieved by a US soldier
White cloth badge with 2 stencilled prisoner numbers retrieved by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.4

Geography
found: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
found:  approximately 1945 May
White cloth badge with 2 stencilled prisoner numbers retrieved by a US soldier
White buckled armband with a red cross retrieved by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.5

Geography
received: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
received:  approximately 1945 May
White buckled armband with a red cross retrieved by a US soldier
Green armband inscribed Guide Camp Dachau used by medical personnel after liberation and retrieved by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.6

Geography
received: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
received:  approximately 1945 May
Green armband inscribed Guide Camp Dachau used by medical personnel after liberation and retrieved by a US soldier
Finger ring with a monogram received by a US soldier at a concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.7

Geography
received: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
received:  approximately 1945 May
Finger ring with a monogram received by a US soldier at a concentration camp
Copper finger ring with a monogram received by a US soldier at a concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.8

Geography
received: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
received:  approximately 1945 May
Copper finger ring with a monogram received by a US soldier at a concentration camp
Red wool triangular inmate badge retrieved by a US soldier at a concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.105.9

Geography
received: Dachau (Concentration camp); Dachau (Germany)
Date
found:  approximately 1945 May
Red wool triangular inmate badge retrieved by a US soldier at a concentration camp
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