Nazi banner with a black swastika within a white circle
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 119.000 inches (302.26 cm) | Width: 113.000 inches (287.02 cm)
Archival History
The Nazi banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Karren, Hendrix, Stagg, Allen & Co. as conservator for the Nellie S. Hatch Trust.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Nellie S. Hatch Trust
Scope and Content
Nazi flag recovered from the stadium at Nuremburg, Germany in the spring of 1945 by Glen Hatch, a soldier in the United States Army. Hatch also was with one of the US Army units that liberated Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Red, square, cloth banner with a black swastika encircled in a white background at the center. The top edge is bound by cording and has 19 cloth 2.25" rings for hanging the banner. Weight is 6lbs.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 45th
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau.
- Soldiers--United States.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts