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  1. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the verdicts of married couple Josef (born on 12 September 1897 in Wetzwalde) and Marie Nedorost (born on 3 January 1897 in Prague). In 1943 their son, also called Josef, deserted the German army to join the Soviet Union. The defendants were accused of encouraging their son to desert the army. The main evidence consisted of letters written by Josef and Marie Nedorost to their son, in which they imply that he should leave to the Soviet Union. The defendants were both found guilty. Josef Nedorost was sentenced to death in 1943. Marie Nedorost received a sentence of six years...

  2. Time & Tide

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the "Time & Tide" magazine Vol. 23 No. 21, 32 Bloomsbury street WC, 23 May 1942. This edition has 16 pages, 18 chapters and is written in English. Time and Tide was a British weekly political and literary review magazine founded in 1920 and closed in 1979. The magazine starts with a review of the week and continues with several chapters as a "check in Russia: military correspondence", a poem entitelt "making peace" by Stephen Gwynn, "Mr. Churchill comes to leeds" by Winifred Williams and others. Also a crossword puzzle, informations about new Novels, some advertisments...

  3. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the verdict Johann Schreiber (born on 25 January 1883 in Freilaubersheim). The defendant was accused of "Wehrkraftzersetzung", an offence meant to suppress criticism of the the Nazi party and military leadership. Johann Schreiber stated in a conversation that Hitler was to blame for the war. Furthermore, he said that Germany was losing the war but radios and newspapers were not publishing information on the matter. Schreiber was found guilty and sentenced to five years of penitentiary.

  4. Courtroom portrait of Hermann Göring listening on headphones created during the Trial of German Major War Criminals at Nuremberg

    1. Edward Vebell collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521702
    • English
    • overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) pictorial area: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)

    Portrait of Field Marshall Hermann Göring (Goering) created by 24 year-old Edward Vebell, illustrator and US soldier, from the press gallery during the first months of the 1945 Trial of German Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. Ed sat in the gallery for three days and used field glasses to capture the details of the defendant's faces. He had no water, so he had to use spit to create the halftones that add detail and nuance. Ed did 90% of his drawing in the courtroom, seeking to bring intimacy to the historical proceedings. The sketches wer...

  5. Heusinger, Adolf

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners General Adolf Bruno Heinrich Ernst Heusinger Lebensdaten 04.08.1897 geboren in Holzminden (Niedersachsen) 30.11.1982 gestorben in Köln Dienststellungen 17.06.1915 Eintritt in das 1. Ersatzbataillon/7. Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 96, Gera (15. Infanteriebrigade, IV. Armee-Korps, Vierte Armee-Inspektion) 07.12.1915 Zum Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 96 ins Feld, Verwundung bei Verdun, anschließend zum Ersatzbataillon/7. Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 96, Gera 21.11.1916 Zum Regiment zurück 17.02.1917 Nachrichtenoffizier beim II. Bataillon/7. Thüringis...

  6. U.S. Army tailor made, short waisted officer's jacket worn by a Signal Corps photographer for the war crimes trials

    1. Ray D'Addario collection

    Modified officer's olive drab uniform jacket with civilian lapel patches worn by Ray D'Addario, a US Army Signal Corps and then contract photographer at the postwar trials of war criminals held by the International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Germany. The jacket was specially tailored for Ray and the short waist and action pleats provided greater mobility and ease of movement when the arms were extended to photograph. The previous standard hip-length officer's jacket was not suitable for combat. In 1943, a shorter jacket, known as the Eisenhower jacket, was issued. Many soldiers had their ja...

  7. Idealized picture of Prussia to garner German support for total war

    Reel 2 opens inside a busy cafe, where Mayor Nettelbeck discusses Napoleon with two other men. Young Claus, the son of Nettlebeck's close friend Werner, hands Nettlebeck a proclamation in which Napoleon claims that he wants only to secure peace and prosperity in Europe. Nettelbeck is the only one of the three who thinks that Prussia should attempt to stand up to Napoleon. Back to the festival, where Nettelbeck's goddaughter Maria (Claus's sister) breaks off her dance to join Nettelbeck and her father inside their farmhouse. Nettelbeck tells Maria that he worries about her brother, who has b...

  8. US Army regulation uniform with a 63rd infantry sleeve patch worn by a Jewish soldier

    1. Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn106404
    • English
    • a: Height: 30.500 inches (77.47 cm) | Width: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) b: Height: 25.125 inches (63.818 cm) | Width: 15.125 inches (38.418 cm) c: Height: 41.250 inches (104.775 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)

    U.S. Army issue tan dress shirt and trousers with a cloth belt worn by Sidney Cooley while he was serving as an officer in the 63rd Infantry Division in the United States and Europe from 1943 - 1945. Nicknamed the Blood and Fire Division, the 63rd’s insignia is inspired by a Winston Churchill quote: “the enemy would bleed and burn in expiation of their crime against humanity.” On January 1, 1945, Sidney’s Division was deployed to Marseilles, France, and quickly advanced north into Germany. The 63rd Infantry crossed the Siegfried Line and fought through central Germany, arriving in Landsberg...

  9. Jewish War Veterans Past Commander medal and ribbon issued to a US soldier

    1. Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center collection

    Past Commander Medal awarded to Sidney Cooley by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States for his postwar service as a member of the organization. On January 1, 1945, Sidney’s Division was deployed to Marseilles, France, and quickly advanced north into Germany. The 63rd Infantry crossed the Siegfried Line and fought through central Germany, arriving in Landsberg am Lech by April. Sidney was promoted and assigned to General Louis Hibb’s staff. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered. Sidney was promoted to Captain, assigned to the Third Army, and placed on occupational duty in the American z...

  10. Forced labor badge, yellow with a purple P, worn by a Catholic Polish soldier interned by the Germans

    1. Eugene and Irene Wojcik Wojtas family collection

    Small yellow cloth patch with a purple P worn by Eugeniusz Wojtas, while a forced laborer in Germany from October 18, 1940 - April 4, 1945. Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, and three weeks later, the Soviet Union invaded from the east. Eugeniusz, a Polish Catholic, was serving in the 43 Pulk Piechoty [Infantry Division) in Dubno and was captured by the Soviets on September 20. He was transferred to German custody on November 14, and interned in Stalag XIIIC in Hammelburg, Germany. From October 18, 1940, until his liberation by US troops on April 4, 1945, Eugeniusz was assigned to...

  11. Ribbon bar with 3 campaign ribbons issued to a Jewish German US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Triple ribbon bar for these medals: American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, and World War II Victory, received by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, for his service in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Priso...

  12. Good Conduct medal and ribbon issued to a German Jewish German US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Good Conduct medal and ribbon presented to Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army from 1943 to June 1946. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, attached to the 104th Infantry, the Timberwolf Division. As...

  13. Bronze Star Medal and pin set presented to Jewish German US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn46746
    • English
    • a: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Depth: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) b: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) c: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) d: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)

    Bronze Star Medal and pin set awarded to Rudolph Sichel for heroic, meritorious achievement as a US Army officer in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. In May 1946, Sichel was unable to return to Frankfurt, Germany, from England due to anti-Jewish restrictions so he went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, attached to the 104th Infantry, the Timb...

  14. U.S. Army M2 clear plastic map template grid used by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Plastic U.S. Army M2 map template grid used by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. The template was used with a military map or aerial photographs to help a soldier determine location and gauge distance. A point on the grid is selected and lined up with a numerical or topographical point on the map or photo, which represents a geographical point in actual terrain. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda j...

  15. 2nd Polish Corps Syrenka patch with the Warsaw Mermaid worn by a Jewish medical officer, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Salomon Slowes collection

    2nd Polish Corps red patch with the Warsaw Mermaid, Syrenka, the city coat of arms, worn by by Dr. Salomon Slowes, who was a medical officer in the Polish Army and then the 2nd Polish Corps, circa 1939-1945. The patch was approved for use by the Polish Army of the East in December 1942, around the time Anders Army became the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. The patch was re-approved for use in Italy in March 1944. It was worn on the left sleeve. Slowes was called up shortly before Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Three weeks later, the Soviet Union invaded. Slowes was captured by...

  16. Picture Magazine Danish periodical circulating illustrated news about the liberation

    1. Knud Dyby collection

    An illustrated newspaper, Billed-Bladet, acquired by Knud Dyby while he was a member in several Danish underground resistance organizations during World War II. This was one of many publications that increased circulation due to increased demand for information as German authorities increased censorship in the final years of the war. In April 1940, Germany invaded and occupied Denmark, which prompted a growing demand for information about the war and the need for more newspapers. Many publications went underground for a time as part of a robust resistance and sabotage movement in the nation...

  17. Armband with a royal coat of arms issued to a Danish resistance member

    1. Knud Dyby collection

    Blue, red, and white armband with a medallion issued to Knud Dyby, a member of the Danish underground resistance, on May 4 or 5, 1945. The armbands, which appeared abruptly throughout Denmark, were issued by the Danish Freedom Council, Denmark's unofficial government-in-exile in England from July 1944 to May 1945. The armbands were meant to identify resistance members as legitimate combatants, rather than guerilla forces, to ensure they were protected under Geneva Convention rules defining combatants and how they should be treated by military forces. Denmark was occupied by Germany on April...

  18. Watercolor of a British Army truck painted in camouflage created by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of a camouflaged British military truck created by Edward Herzbaum in Iraq circa 1943 where the 2nd Polish Corps was training with the British Army. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital. Many died there after the long, arduous march from Russia. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received artillery and other military training. Edward was in the 5th Kresowa Infantry...

  19. Edward Herzbaum Hartry papers

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    The Edward Herzbaum Hartry papers consist of biographical, photographic, and printed materials as well as diaries and short stories documenting Hartry, his pre-World War II education in Łódź and Warsaw, his imprisonment in a Russian gulag following the German and Russian partition of Poland, his military service with the Polish Second Corps and Polish Resettlement Corps, his postwar education and certification as an architect in Rome and London, and his naturalization as a British citizen in 1952. Biographical materials consist of identification papers, membership cards, and student, milita...