Overview
- Brief Narrative
- White armband with a red cross and a buckle used by the Red Cross at Dachau concentration camp after its liberation by US forces on April 29, 1945. It was preserved by Edward Kaluski, a soldier in the United States Army who visited the camp after its liberation.
- Date
-
received:
approximately 1945 May
- Geography
-
received:
Dachau (Concentration camp);
Dachau (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edward Kaluski
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Armbands
- Object Type
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Armbands (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- White cotton armband, discolored from use, with a red cross sewn to the center created from 2 pieces of red cloth. A circular black ink stamp with French text and a 5 pointed star is on the right. The oval shaped band tapers to narrow straps on each side: the left has a metal buckle sewn near the end; the right forms a triangular point. It has a machine stitched hem.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 3.620 inches (9.195 cm) | Width: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cotton, ink, metal
- Inscription
- front, within circular stamp, black ink : Ministre de la Guerre [Minister of War]
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Edward Kaluski.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:29
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The collection consists of artifacts related to the experiences of Edward Kaluski during his service as a soldier in the United States 3rd Army in Germany, including the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in spring 1945.
Date: 1945 May
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Object
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White cloth badge with a stencilled prisoner number retrieved by a US soldier
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White rectangular cloth badge with a stencilled prisoner number, 1 48903, found by Edward Kaluski at Dachau concentration camp after its liberation in April 1945. Kaluski was a soldier in the United States Army who visited the camp after its April 29 liberation by US forces.
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White square cloth badge with the number 1 48903 stencilled twice found by Edward Kaluski at Dachau concentration camp after its liberation in April 1945. Kaluski was a soldier in the United States Army who visited the camp after its April 29 liberation by US forces.
Green armband inscribed Guide Camp Dachau used by medical personnel after liberation and retrieved by a US soldier
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Green armband with handwritten text used by Red Cross personnel at Dachau concentration camp after its liberation by US forces on April 29, 1945. It was preserved by Edward Kaluski, a soldier in the United States Army who visited the camp after its liberation.
Finger ring with a monogram received by a US soldier at a concentration camp
Object
Finger ring etched EK received by Edward Kaluski, a US soldier, during a visit to Dachau concentration camp after its April 29, 1945, liberation by US forces. He was told that it had been made at the camp.
Copper finger ring with a monogram received by a US soldier at a concentration camp
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Finger ring etched ES received by Edward Kaluski, a US soldier, during a visit to Dachau concentration camp after its April 29, 1945, liberation by US forces. He was told that it had been made at the camp.
Red wool triangular inmate badge retrieved by a US soldier at a concentration camp
Object
Red wool badge found by Edward Kaluski at Dachau concentration camp after its liberation in April 1945. These patches were worn to identify prisoners and were often sewn to the uniform pant leg. Kaluski was a soldier in the United States Army who visited the camp after its April 29 liberation by US forces.
