Commemorative ribbon for Dachau concentration camp from the 16th National Congress in Liege

Object | Accession Number: 1995.128.261

Overview

Brief Narrative: Commemorative ribbon from Dachau issued in 1961 for the 16th National Congress in Liege, France. Dachau was the first concentration camp established by the Nazi government in 1933, originally for political prisoners. Over time, other groups were interned at Dachau, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma, homosexuals, repeat criminal offenders, and Jews. The SS used it as the training center for SS concentration camp guards and it had an active medical experiment program. Most of the prisoners were used a forced labor. Nearly 200,000 people were incarcerated at Dachau and nearly 20,000 inmates died there, although the exact number is not known. The camp was liberated by Amercain troops on April 29, 1945.
Date: issue: 1961
Geography: issue: Liege (France)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ilya Kamenkovitch

Physical Details

Language: French
Classification: Decorative Arts
Category: Decorations
Object Type: Ribbons (lcsh)
Genre/Form: Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Physical Description: red woven on gray
Dimensions: overall: Height: 11.610 inches (29.489 cm) | Width: 8.190 inches (20.803 cm) | Depth: 20.790 inches (52.807 cm)
Materials: overall : cloth, metal

Rights & Restrictions

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

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau--Anniversaries, etc.--Souvenirs (Keepsakes) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Anniversaries, etc.--Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Corporate Name: Dachau (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The ribbon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Irina Kamenkovich, Tamara Kamenkovich, and Natella Voiskinskaya, the family of Ilya Kamenkovitch.

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