Handbill

Identifier
irn515159
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.143
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515159

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The handbill was given to Maurice Sipser in Grenoble, France, in Oct. 1944. Maurice Sipser donated the handbill to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.

Scope and Content

The handbill warns against spying against the Allies and includes photographs of four spies who were executed. It was printed by the Maquis in Grenoble, France The handbill was picked up by Maurice Sipser when the Maquis helped him and three other U.S. officers to flee Switzerland.

Subjects

  • Spies--France.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.
  • Guerrillas--France.

Genre

  • Handbills.
  • Document
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