Charles Rudulph collection

Identifier: irn512939
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512939

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Ramona A. Rudulph, the wife of Charles Rudulph.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of sixteen SS patches, two crematorium tags, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, in Germany after World War II.

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Displaying items 1 to 19 of 19

Charles Rudolph papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46056
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains one letter, a visitors pass, six photographs, and two crematorium identification tags (Dachau).
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46057
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46058
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46059
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46060
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46061
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46062
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46063
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46064
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46065
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46066
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46067
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46068
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46069
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46070
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen SS sleeve chevron acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46071
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS single stripe chevron sleeve patch acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The badge would have been worn on the left, upper sleeve below the Reichsadler national emblem on the tunic of an SS-Sturmmann [Lance-Corporal. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was li...
Unused Waffen-SS collar tab acquired postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46072
- English
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused Waffen SS collar tab with lightning bolt insignia acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, visit to the former Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. The tab would have been worn in a pair on the collar points of a uniform shirt or jacket. The SS (Schutzstaffel; Protection Squadrons) established Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in March 1933. The SS commanded, administered, and guarded all concentration camps, and were known for their cruelty. Dachau was liberated by American forces on April 29, 1945. Rud...
Crematorium tag, number 5896, acquired at Dachau postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46180
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Diameter: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused clay crematorium disc with the number 5896 acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, tour of the crematorium of Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Germany. This type of disc was placed with a body to identify the ashes after cremation. The numbers do not correspond to prisoner numbers. Rudulph found it in what he called the murder house, with the cremation urns in a cellar between the room where bodies were stored and the ovens. Dachau was the first concentration camp established by the SS in March 1933, originally for political pr...
Crematorium tag, number 5893, acquired at Dachau postwar by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46181
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Diameter: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Unused clay crematorium disc with the number 5893 acquired by 22 year old Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, during a July 10, 1945, tour of the crematorium at Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany. This type of disc was placed with a body to identify the ashes after cremation. The numbers do not correspond to prisoner numbers. Rudulph found it in what he called the murder house, with the cremation urns in a cellar between the room where bodies were stored and the ovens. Dachau was the first concentration camp established by the SS in March 1933, originally for political pris...