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Nazi Banner retrieved after Liberation of a concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.81.1

Nazi Banner retrieved and brought back to the US after WWII by an unknown US soldier.

Date
use:  1933-1945
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Flags
Object Type
Banners (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Virginia and Gerald Benson

About This Object

Physical Description
Red; woven rope inserted through loop at top edge, black swastika on white circular cloth on red banner.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 47.500 inches (120.65 cm) | Width: 153.000 inches (388.62 cm)
Materials
overall : cotton, rope

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Virginia and Gerald Benson.

Rights and Restrictions

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

 
Record last modified: 2022-10-17 09:37:01
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