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Nazi flag captured by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1989.158.1

This flag was captured at Berchtesgaden in Germany at the end of the Second World War in May 1945 by Henry Kraftzeck, a member of the 1101st Engineer Combat Group of the United States.

Date
use:  approximately 1933-1945
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Flags
Object Type
Flags (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry F. Kraftzeck

About This Object

Physical Description
Red ground with black swastika inside central white circle.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The flag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Henry Kraftzeck.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 21:55:45
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