Martin Dannenberg collection

Identifier: irn42760
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42760

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Margery Dannenberg, wife of Martin Dannenberg and executor of his Estate.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a Minox B camera, an identification badge and holder, a wallet with credentials, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Martin Dannenberg during World War II, when he served in the Counter Intelligence Corps in the US Army.

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Martin Dannenberg papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46847
- English
- 1942-1945
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Martin Dannenberg papers include Dannenberg’s Counter Intelligence Corps basic training materials, his records from an advanced security intelligence course, his motor vehicle operator’s permit, and photographs of Nuremberg and of Dannenberg with a fellow officer in the bank vault in Eichstatt where he recovered the original texts of the Nuremberg Laws, as signed by Adolf Hitler.
US Army Military Intelligence ID badge in case used by a Jewish American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46849
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US Army CIC identification shield used by Martin Dannenberg Jr., a Jewish American soldier awarded a Bronze Star for his wartime service. Martin was a Master Sergeant and Special Agent in Charge, 203rd Counter Intelligence Corps, attached to the III Corps, Third Army. By February 1945, he was in Germany with his unit. One of Martin's duties was to discover evidence for the planned war crimes trials. On April 27, 1945, an informant took Martin and his two man team to a bank vault in Eichstatt, where they discovered an original copy of the Nuremberg Race Laws, signed by Adolf Hitler. This dec...
Leather document holder with CIC credentials used by a Jewish American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46850
- English
- overall: Height: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Leather wallet containing credentials used by Martin Dannenberg Jr., a Jewish American soldier awarded a Bronze Star for his wartime service. Martin was a Master Sergeant and Special Agent in Charge, 203rd Counter Intelligence Corps, attached to the III Corps, Third Army. By February 1945, he was in Germany with his unit. One of Martin's duties was to discover evidence for the planned war crimes trials. On April 27, 1945, an informant took Martin and his two man team to a bank vault in Eichstatt, where they discovered an original copy of the Nuremberg Race Laws, signed by Adolf Hitler. This...

Martin Dannenberg collection

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Martin Dannenberg papers

US Army Military Intelligence ID badge in case used by a Jewish American soldier

Leather document holder with CIC credentials used by a Jewish American soldier