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  1. 300 discharged German manufactured bullet casings found near a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    300 discharged bullet casings, with the contemporary archeological bag they were transported in, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. Several of the casings have a headstamp marking the German manufacturer, location, year, batch, and material. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, the Lvivska province was occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launc...

  2. 240 discharged German manufactured bullet casings found near a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    240 discharged bullet casings, with the contemporary archeological bag they were transported in, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. Several of the casings have a headstamp marking the German manufacturer, location, year, batch, and material. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, the Lvivska province was occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launc...

  3. Remains of Lidice in June 1942

    Lidice, June 10-24, 1942. This film was made by Czech filmmakers for the newsreel "Aktualita" and discovered in a secret German archive in Prague in 1945. It documents the immediate aftermath of the Lidice tragedy, where 173 men were murdered and the town was set on fire by members of the Gestapo from Kladno and Prague. Section 6 of the RAD was summoned to remove all external evidence of this Nazi crime and was housed in nearby barracks. SS officers and the leader of the Kladno Gestapo, Wiesmann, can be seen in the footage. Two Czech filmmakers were already in Lidice on June 10, 1942. The m...

  4. Large black plastic comb used by a Polish Jewish girl living with an assumed identity

    1. Renia Sperber Perel collection

    Large black plastic comb used by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to work...

  5. Floral print skirt worn by a Polish Jewish girl living with an assumed identity

    1. Renia Sperber Perel collection

    Print skirt worn by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to work on separate ...

  6. Short sleeved smock with tassels and floral embroidery worn by a Polish Jewish girl living with an assumed identity

    1. Renia Sperber Perel collection

    Embroidered blouse worn by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to work on se...

  7. Small, handmade, palm leaf cross carried by Anthony Acevedo as a medic and POW

    1. Anthony Acevedo collection

    Palm leaf cross that provided comfort to 20-year-old Anthony Acevedo when he was a US Army medic and a German prisoner of war in the Berga an der Elster slave labor camp from December 1944-April 1945. He made the small cross from palm leaves during Palm Sunday before he was deployed to Europe. Tony was a Mexican American and Catholic who enlisted in the US Army in 1943. He was a medic in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. In January 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army during the Battle of the Bulge. They were sent to a prisoner of war camp, Stalag IX-B, in Bad O...

  8. Partizanska spomenica medal awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection

    Partizanska spomenica medal awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos for her service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941-1945. Of the 27,629 medals awarded, only 12 of them went to Jews who, like Jamila, were from Bitola. The medal was first instituted in 1943, and the design revised to this version in 1945. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila and her family lived, was occupied by Bulgaria. Jamila worked with resistance groups to fight the o...

  9. Orden Bratstva I Jedinstva Sa Zlatnim Vengem awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43777
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) b: Height: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) d: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)

    Order of Brotherhood and Unity medal awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos in 1950, in recognition of her service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941-1945. The medal was awarded to both citizens and foreigners for creation and promotion of brotherhood and unity when resistance was divided by politics, nationality, and other factors. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila and her family lived, was occupied by Bulgaria. Jamila worked with resi...

  10. Orden Zasluge Za Narod awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43776
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Diameter: 1.700 inches (4.318 cm) b: Height: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) c: Height: 0.315 inches (0.8 cm) | Width: 1.457 inches (3.701 cm)

    Yugoslav Order of Merit to the Nation (People), 3rd class, awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos in recognition of her service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941-1945. The medal was awarded to those who distinguished themselves in the struggle for liberation and merit in securing and organizing the Yugoslav government and army, and for achievement in the economic, cultural and social spheres. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila and her f...

  11. Medallion and box awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43759
    • English
    • 1944-1969
    • a: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Diameter: 2.800 inches (7.112 cm) b: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)

    Medallion awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos by the Women’s Anti-Fascist Front of Macedonia (AFZ). The organization was formed in 1944 with the goal of improving schooling for females and increasing involvement of women in politics and promoting women’s rights. Many of the members of the organization fought as partisans during World War II. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila and her family lived, was occupied by Bulgaria. Jamila worked with resistance groups to f...

  12. SUBNOR medallion awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43766
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) b: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)

    Medallion awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos by SUBNOR in Yugoslavia, an organization formed in 1961 in Yugoslavia, by merging the Combat Union of War Veterans, the Association of War Officers, and Associations of Reserve Officers and Sub-Officers. The goal of this organization was to preserve the heritage of the war, participation in the reconstruction of the country and aid disabled veterans, and the families of the deceased. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila ...

  13. Militärattachés / Attachégruppen im Generalstab des Heeres

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Um der politischen und militärischen Führung eines Staates gesicherte Informationen über Stand und Entwicklung des Heerwesens der Nachbarstaaten und des sonstigen Auslands zu geben, hatte sich im 19. Jahrhundert die Institution der Militärattachés herausgebildet, die als militärisches Fachpersonal derartige Informationen beschafften und bewerteten. Dabei handelte es sich um Offiziere, die vom Generalstab den diplomatischen Missionen im Ausland zugeordnet wurden mit dem Auftrag einer kontinuierlichen und sachverständigen Berichterstattung über die militärische...

  14. Generalluftzeugmeister / Chef der Technischen Luftrüstung

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Die Akten stammen aus Rückführungen aus den USA und Großbritannien an die Dokumentenzentrale des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes. Von dort wurden die Akten 1968 an das Bundesarchiv, Abteilung Militärarchiv abgegeben. 1973 erfolgte eine weitere Aktenrückführung aus dem Imperial War Museum. Dem Bestand zugeordnet wurden die technischen Druckschriften der Luftwaffe (L.Dv.T, D (Luft) und D (Luft) T), die bisher in den Beständen RLD 4, RLD 5 und RLD 6 verzeichnet waren. Bestandsbeschreibung Vom Stab des Generalluftzeugmeisters und des Chefs Technische Luftr...

  15. 132. Infanterie-Division

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Wie die Kriegstagebücher (KTB) aller anderen Verbände und Dienststellen des Heeres waren auch die KTB der Divisionen vom Mobilmachungstag (26. August 1939) an das Heeresarchiv Potsdam abzugeben, wo sie eine Zugangssignatur erhielten (anfangs getrennt nach Kriegsschauplätzen: P für Polen, W für Westen; nach Beendigung des West- und des Norwegenfeldzuges aber nur nach laufender Nummer) und in dieser Reihenfolge eingelagert, dann aber systematisch nach den KTB-führenden Stellen und Abteilungen in Eingangslisten erfasst wurden. Diese Listen (so genannte "Potsdam-...

  16. 365. Infanterie-Division

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Wie die Kriegstagebücher (KTB) aller anderen Verbände und Dienststellen des Heeres waren auch die KTB der Divisionen vom Mobilmachungstag (26. August 1939) an das Heeresarchiv Potsdam abzugeben, wo sie eine Zugangssignatur erhielten (anfangs getrennt nach Kriegsschauplätzen: P für Polen, W für Westen; nach Beendigung des West- und des Norwegenfeldzuges aber nur nach laufender Nummer) und in dieser Reihenfolge eingelagert, dann aber systematisch nach den KTB-führenden Stellen und Abteilungen in Eingangslisten erfasst wurden. Diese Listen (so genannte "Potsdam-...

  17. Sonderstab LIVE OAK

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners LIVE OAK (engl. Lebenseiche) war ein Planungs- und Führungsstab der drei westlichen Berliner Besatzungs- bzw. Schutzmächte mit späterer deutscher Beteiligung. Nach den Erfahrungen der sowjetischen Blockade West-Berlins 1948/49 stellte sich die Notwendigkeit ständiger und koordinierter politischer und militärischer Planungen für den Fall einer erneuten sowjetischen Blockade der Stadt sowie die Zweckmäßigkeit einer gemeinsamen militärischen Führung im Konfliktfalle. Bereits 1956 hatten die Alliierten die sogenannte Washingtoner Botschafter Gruppe (Washington Am...

  18. Luggage tag used by a Jewish refugee from Vienna during his emigration

    1. Fred Israel Morgan collection

    Stamped paper luggage tag used by 29 year old Israel Morgenstern when he and his family fled from Vienna to the United States in February 1939. A few months after Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, Israel, who lived with his parents Isak and Taube, and sister Herta, escaped Vienna for France. He was arrested, jailed, and deported to Germany, where he was sent to Dachau concentration camp. After six weeks, he returned home. The family left Germany in February 1939 and settled in New York. Israel changed his name to Fred Morgan. In late 1951, he met his future wife, Catherina Ilkovic, who...

  19. Watercolor of sailboats of Jewish refugees painted by a Jewish woman artist

    1. Ava Kadishson Schieber collection

    Watercolor of sailboats on the Danube River painted by Ava Hegedish in 1941, just before or while living in hiding near Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The painting depicts the ships filled with Jewish refugees from Austria, Germany, and Czechoslovakia that she saw anchored in the middle of the river in the late 1930s-early 1940s. They were not permitted to enter port and were forced to continue their journey to the Black Sea where Ava believed they perished. She thought of them as ghost ships. The Jewish community sent food and clothing to the ships, and sometimes the students who delivered the supp...

  20. Fantasy sketch of a figure running to a tree by a Jewish teen in hiding

    1. Ava Kadishson Schieber collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn33646
    • English
    • overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) pictorial area: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)

    Pencil drawing of a large leafless tree and a mysterious figure drawn by Ava Hegedish at the farm where she lived in hiding from spring 1941 to October 1944 near Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia.) In April 1941, Germany and the Axis partners partitioned Yugoslavia. Belgrade was under German control. Jews were ordered to register, and Ava's father Leo decided the family's best chance of survival was to separate and go into hiding. He returned to Novy Sad. Ava's mother got false papers and remained in Belgrade with Ava's older sister Susanna, who married her Greek Orthodox fiance. The fiance ...