Red triangle patch worn by Czech political prisoner Karel Bruml in Theresienstadt. The letter "T" stands for Tscheche (Czech) in German.

Photograph | Photograph Number: N00265

Date: 1941 - 1945
Locale: Theresienstadt, [Bohemia] Czechoslovakia
Variant Locale: Terezin
Czech Republic
Photo Designation: ARTIFACTS -- Objects -- Armbands/Badges
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Charles and Hana Bruml

Biography: Charles Bruml (born Karel Bruml) was born to a Jewish family in Prague. His father was the owner of several shoe factories. In 1941 he was deported to Theresienstadt and from there to Auschwitz. As an artist, Karel was ordered to paint numbers on prisoner uniforms. In January 1945 he was put on a death march to Gleiwitz and then transported in an open coal wagon to Nordhausen. From there he was sent to Bergen-Belsen, where he was liberated by the British. He immigrated to the United States in 1946.
Keyword: ARTIFACTS
BADGES
CONCENTRATION CAMPS (ARTIFACTS)
JEWS (CZECH)
THERESIENSTADT
Artifact Geography: Washington, DC United States
Artifact Photographer: Arnold Kramer
Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Charles and Hana Bruml

Source Record ID: Collections: 1989.303.27
: Record last modified: 2001-03-12 00:00:00
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