Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry F. Kraftzeck
Physical Details
- Classification
-
Identifying Artifacts
- Category
-
Flags
- Object Type
-
Flags (lcsh)
- 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
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The flag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Henry Kraftzeck.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-01 10:32:29
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn888
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