Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Book of drawings by a German soldier from Communications Unit 17 of the German Army in France 1944. Unique drawings showing satirical attitude toward war and camaraderie of unit. Drawings were produced for the 50th birthday of the Division commander in August 1944 by Fritz Illburger.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Caricatures and cartoons
- Object Type
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Soldiers--Drawing (lcsh)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-09-28 15:22:44
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn713084
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