Large Nazi banner with swastika acquired by an American soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 110.000 inches (279.4 cm) | Width: 187.000 inches (474.98 cm)
Creator(s)
- Ernie Pels (Subject)
Archival History
The Nazi banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Joan Rose-Chiverton, the niece of Ernie Pels.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Chiverton-Rose family
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Large red Nazi banner with mobile swastika brought back from the war by Ernie Pels, a soldier in the United States Army in Europe during World War II (1939-1945).
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular red cloth banner with a black cloth mobile swastika machine sewn to a white cloth circle machine sewn to the center of the banner on both sides. An open channel is sewn along one short end. Inserted in the channel is a white cord with metal clip hooks attached to each end. Cloth squares are sewn to the back of the 2 upper corners as reinforcement. The banner would be suspended vertically by this short end with the clips on the corners for added support.
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts
- Emblems.