White buckled armband with a red cross retrieved by a US soldier
- Date
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approximately 1945 May
(received)
- Geography
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received :
Dachau (Concentration camp);
Dachau (Germany)
- Language
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French
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Armbands
- Object Type
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Armbands (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edward Kaluski
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.
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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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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.
White cloth badge with a stencilled prisoner number retrieved by a US soldier
Object
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.
White cloth badge with 2 stencilled prisoner numbers retrieved by a US soldier
Object
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
Object
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
Object
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.
