Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Stormtrooper badge obtained by Frank Morris in Nazi-occupied Europe during his servicein the US military and brought to the USA.
- Date
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use:
1930-1939
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Shachter
- Contributor
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Distributor:
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Black patch with SS thunderbolts embroidered in silver thread.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 2.756 inches (7 cm)
- Materials
- overall : felt, canvas
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by David Shachter, the grandson of Frank Morris.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-06 14:42:01
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9747
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Also in Frank Morris collection
The collection consists of artifacts acquired by Frank Morris during his service in the United State military in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II.
Date: approximately 1945
National Socialist German Workers Party pin worn by a Party member
Object
Nazi Party stickpin acquired by Frank Morris, a US soldier in Nazi-occupied Europe.
