Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Banner removed from the concentration camp Dachau by a US soldier. Banner was taken from the concentration camp Dachau by Morris Rossen, who was stationed in Europe and present during the liberation of Dachau. [Ref 1] Taken by Morris Rossen (donor's uncle), circa 1945, Dachau concentration camp.
- Date
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approximately 1933-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gil Strauss
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
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Pennants (aat)
- Physical Description
- triangular; screened in full color
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 9.880 inches (25.095 cm) | Width: 6.380 inches (16.205 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, ink, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The pennant was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Gil Strauss, the nephew of Morris Rossen.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-06 11:59:34
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn884
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