Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Bolton
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Shoulder boards (aat)
- Physical Description
- Shouod board with one rounded end, bottom portion is black felt covering a cardboard support, felt is sewn to upper portion which is coils of silver metallic thread, both bottom and top portions have a slot for a button, textile label is attached to the black felt with the stitched markings: "RZM [in circle] 40/38 SS [in double circle]"; 3 attached script metal letters "RHS" penetrate the coils.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Materials
- overall : felt, metal, paper
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The epaulets were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by John F. Bolton.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-06 14:34:29
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9722
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