Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
- Date
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creation:
approximately 1935-approximately 1940
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Max Cohn
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 box
1 oversize folder
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- Copyright Holder
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2023 by Max Cohn, the son of Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein.
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- 2024-07-10 11:36:44
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The collection consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, a wallet, medals, military awards, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Date: 1866-approximately 1940
Wallet owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
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Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The World War I Honor Cross, non-combatant veteran service medal is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia. Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918 [The Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918) awarded for non-combatant service in the German Army during the First World War. The award was established by President Paul von Hindenburg, on July 13, 1934. This was the first official WWI service medal of the Third Reich, often referred to by an unofficial name, Hindenburg Cross. Hindenburg, Field Marshal of German forces during WWI, appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933, and soon a Nazi dictatorship ruled the country.
Cross-shaped medal owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The medal is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Commemorative Prussian Koniggratz Cross medal owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The Commemorative Prussian Koniggratz Cross medal (1866) is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Commemorative Kaiser Wilhelm I Medal owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The Commemorative Kaiser Wilhelm I Medal is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 buttonhole ribbon bar with swords owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 buttonhole ribbon bar is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service buttonhole ribbon bar owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant service buttonhole ribbon bar is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Ribbon fragment owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
The fragment of grosgrain ribbon, likely for a military medal, is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.