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

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42836
• English
• 1943
• overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German occupation currency note, valued at 500 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union per the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they re...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42838
• English
• 2005
• overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German occupation currency note, valued at 200 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish populatio...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42839
• English
• 2005
• overall: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German occupation currency note, valued at 100 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish populatio...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42840
• English
• 2005
• overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German occupation currency note, valued at 50 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42841
• English
• 2005
• overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German occupation currency note, valued at 10 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42842
• English
• 2005
• overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German occupation currency note, valued at 5 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42843
• English
• 1939-1944
• overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German occupation credit treasury note, valued at 50 Reichspfennig, issued in Berlin, Germany by the Reichskreditkassen (Reich Credit Treasury Bank) for use in German occupied countries. In an effort to strengthen the economies of German occupied countries, credit treasury notes could only be used in the specific occupied country alongside the local currency. Soldiers in the German army also received their pay in credit treasury notes. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population in Eastern Europe. The ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42865
• English
• 2005
• Updated 7 months ago

112 discharged stripper clips, with the contemporary archeological bag used for transport, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. Stripper clips contain five to ten cartridges and accelerate the loading process of an infantry or semi-automatic rifle. Two clips in this selection have a code identifying the German manufacturer. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Lvivska province was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42866
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

337 discharged bullet casings, and a contemporary archeological bag used to transport them, 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 and Polish 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...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42867
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

230 discharged bullets and 250 discharged bullet casings, with a contemporary archeological bag and a plastic bag used to transport them, 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. One casing has 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 l...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42868
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

310 discharged bullet casings, with the contemporary archeological bag used to transport them, 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 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 launched Opera...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42871
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

500 discharged bullet casings, with the contemporary archeological bag used for transport, 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 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 launched Operation...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42872
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

75 discharged bullet casings and 2 non-disintegrating machine gun link ammunition belt pieces for MG 34 and 42 German machine guns, with the contemporary archeological bag used for transport, 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. An ammunition belt is used to load cartridges into an automatic weapon. One casing has a headstamp marking the German manufacturer, location, year, batch, and material. In September 1939, following Germany's i...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42873
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

84 discharged bullets and one casing, with the contemporary archeological bag used for transport, 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 laun...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42975
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

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...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42976
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

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...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42979
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

143 discharged non-disintegrating link ammunition belt pieces for MG 34 and 42 German machine guns, 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. An ammunition belt is used to load cartridges into an automatic weapon. 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 launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise atta...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42980
• English
• Updated 7 months ago

157 discharged non-disintegrating link ammunition belt pieces for MG 34 and 42 German machine guns, with the contemporary archeological bag that 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. An ammunition belt is used to load cartridges into an automatic weapon. 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 launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42982
• English
• 2005-2006
• Updated 7 months ago

9 discharged bullets and 12 discharged bullet casings recovered by Yahad-In Unum in 2005-2006 while excavating mass execution and grave sites in Ukraine uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. One casing has a headstamp marking a Czechoslovakian manufacturer, location, and date. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pac...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn42983
• English
• overall: Height: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm) | Width: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Contemporary archeological bag used to transport a shovel found in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine, while excavating mass execution and grave sites uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise attack on Russia. The military assault ...