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  1. Ring with etched iron cross design acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Finger ring with an etched iron cross brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946.

  2. NP badge with a blue stone acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Tinnie, or inexpensive pressed metal pin, with the initials NP and a blue stone brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946. Badge apparently issued to recognize participation in an organization.

  3. Pressed metal badge in the shape of an eagle over an oak wreath acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Nazi eagle shaped tinnie, an inexpensive pressed metal pin, with a 1942 banner brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946.

  4. Frants Hvass private collection

    This collection contains records relating to the occupation, 1940-45, the concentration camp Theresienstadt, notes and correspondence, 1928-75, as well as personal memories.

  5. German-Italy friendship lapel pin with flags acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Lapel pin with the flags of Germany and Italy brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946.

  6. Yellow armband embroidered Deutsche Wehrmacht for use by laborers acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Deutsche Wehrmacht (German Army) yellow armband brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946, during and after World War II. This armband was worn by German civilians and foreign workers employed by the German Armed Forces.

  7. Bicycle race award medal with an image of a rider accepting a victory garland acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Medal with an image of a bicycle rider receiving his wreathed garland for speed awarded for a race in Freiburg, Germany, brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946.

  8. Handmade white flag with a blue Star of David made by a German refugee in Shanghai

    White flag with a blue Star of David sewn by Ruth Linden in 1945 in Shanghai, China, to express her vision of the future flag of Israel. The flag was sewn in the "Ladies Secondhand Store," owned by the Linden family. They provided clothing goods and tailoring services to the community in Shanghai.

  9. Arthur Seyss-Inquart's Nuremberg war crimes trial headphones

    1. IBM Corporation collection

    Headset used by Arthur Seyss-Inquart during the Nuremberg war crimes trials.

  10. Hans Frank's Nuremberg war crimes trial headphones

    1. IBM Corporation collection

    Headset used by Hans Frank during the Nuremberg war crimes trials.

  11. Alfred Rosenberg's Nuremberg war crimes trial headphones

    1. IBM Corporation collection

    Headset used by Alfred Rosenberg during the Nuremberg war crimes trials.

  12. German Sudetenland Medal commemorating the October 1, 1938, annexation of the region by Nazi Germany

    1. William King collection

    Commemorative medal awarded to an unnamed German soldier who participated in the October 1, 1938, annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia by Germany. It depicts two male figures representing the Sudetenland being freed from its shackles by Nazi Germany. The Sudetenland was a region of Czechoslovakia on the border with Germany where the majority of the population were ethnic Germans. In 1938, Hitler threatened to go to war unless the territory was ceded to Germany. At a conference in Munich on September 29-30, attended by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany, but not the democra...

  13. Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 [Eastern Winter Campaign 1941/42 Medal]

    1. William King collection

    Eastern Winter 1941-1942 Campaign Medal [Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42] issued to an unnamed German soldier for participation in the first winter campaign of Operation Barbarossa, the German offensive against the Soviet Union, November 15, 1941 - April 15, 1942. Sometimes known as the Ostmedaille (East Medal) or Russian Front Medal, it was introduced on May 26, 1942. The conquest of Russia had been a core aim of Hitler's since the 1920s: Germany needed the living space in Eastern Europe and it needed to eliminate the Communist threat, which to Hitler was also part of the worldwide Jewish ...

  14. Nazi Party Rally (Nuremberg): Hitler Youth, BDM, SS

    Nazi Party Rally at Nuremberg / Armed Forces Day. Planes fly over, tanks in formation on field. Close shot of older woman in scarf selling fruit in main square, Nuremberg. (Some spoiled footage, frame line out of rack 01:07:25 - 01:07:34) Hitler Youth airclub; young men launch gliders near Berlin. BDM (Bund deutscher Maedel / League of German Girls) on the road between Dresden and Nuremberg. Small troops walking on cobblestone country road, singing; one carries BDM flag. Adolescent girls in BDM uniform of white shirts, kerchiefs. Some in regular clothes. Older BDM members lined up on parade...

  15. Buchenwald

    French prisoners (dressed well, coats, shoes) standing by RC jeeps and in them. View from rear of jeep/truck, everyone getting off. MS, former prisoners talking amongst themselves. CU, three seated on bench, heavy white coat on. CU, on stretcher being taken away (smoking). Jeeps/trucks driving away, soldiers wave. From above, LS, camp square, barracks. People scattered around, walking. View directly down of civilians in square. MS, soldier walks by camera, in front of small stack of mostly naked corpses, winding a little camera; same pile, different angle, different soldier, crosses left. M...

  16. Peter Clapham collection

    The collection consists of photocopies of hand written personal letters, prison documents, and memorabilia relating to accused Nazi war criminals for crimes committed at Bergen Belsen, Auschwitz, and other concentration camps as well as to other major war criminals in the British zone who were imprisoned, tried, and/or hanged at Lüneburg, Hameln Zuchthaus, and Werl Zuchthaus and Allied National Prison.

  17. 75th anniversary pin for the Fire Department of Ladenburg acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Tinnie commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Fire Department of Ladenburg in Bavaria, Germany, brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946, during and after World War II. It displays the department's medieval helmet and ax emblem joined with a swastika.

  18. Wir Helfen (We Help) charity badge with a swastika acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    Wir Helfen [We Help] 1933-34 charity tinnie brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946, during and after World War II. Tinnies, inexpensive pressed metal alloy pins, or other inexpensive tokens, were often given to people who contributed to charity and fundraising campaigns.

  19. May Day 1938 pin featuring a dancing couple and Nazi insignia acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    May Day 1938 tinnie with a couple dancing near a May pole with a Nazi eagle with swastika brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946.

  20. SA sports competition badge with a swastika and sword acquired by a US soldier

    1. Harold B. Goldberg collection

    SA [Sturmabteilung] sports competition pin with a swastika and sword brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946.