Advanced Search

Learn About The Holocaust

Special Collections

My Saved Research

Login

Register

Help

Skip to main content

Print

Robert Alden collection

Collection

Search this record's additional resources, such as finding aids, documents, or transcripts.

No results match this search term.
Check spelling and try again.

results are loading

0 results found for “keyward”

    Overview

    Collection Summary
    The collection consists of artifacts relating to the experiences of Robert Alden as a soldier in the United States Army during World War II when he participated in the liberation of concentration camps in Germany.
    Provenance
    The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Dion A. Holt.
    Search This Collection

    Browse 6 Items In This Collection

    | 1 - 6 of 6 |
    Nazi Flag acquired by a US soldier from German troops

    Object | Accession Number: 1989.10.1

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945 April-1945 May
    Yellow handled dagger with an engraved Reichsadler with sheath acquired by a US soldier

    Object | Accession Number: 1989.10.2

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945 April-1945 May
    Yellow handled dagger with an engraved Reichsadler with sheath acquired by a US soldier
    Dagger with a serrated edge and sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops

    Object | Accession Number: 1989.10.3 a-d

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945 April-1945 May
    Dagger with a serrated edge and sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops
    Dagger with grooved handle and sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops

    Object | Accession Number: 1989.10.4 a-c

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945 April-1945 May
    Dagger with grooved handle and sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops
    Wooden handled dagger with an embossed SA emblem and sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops

    Object | Accession Number: 1989.10.5

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945 April-1945 May
    Wooden handled dagger with an embossed SA emblem and sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops
    Dagger embossed with a motto and Reichsadler with sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops

    Object | Accession Number: 1989.10.6

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945 April-1945 May
    Dagger embossed with a motto and Reichsadler with sheath acquired by a US soldier from German troops
    | 1 - 6 of 6 |
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 18:26:59
    This page:
    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/irn73639

    Download & Licensing

    Contact Us