Nazi Party swastika armband
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 21.500 inches (54.61 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
Creator(s)
- Reichszeugmeisterel der NSDAP (Distributor)
- Bertha Elston (Subject)
Biographical History
Bertha Lurey Elston was born in Chicago in 1910. She enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1943, where she worked for the London edition of the newspaper Stars and Stripes. She attended officers candidate school and in July 1945 became second lieutenant. She was discharged in February 1946.
Archival History
The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by the Estate of Bertha Lurey Elston.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Bertha Lurey Elston
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular body constructed of red wool fabric with blue piping along top and bottom; on recto, at center is black swastika with yellow embroidered border sewn against white circular background with yellow embroidered border; on verso, rectangular paper label with text in blue and black ink that reads "DRZM / Hersteller: / A4343 / Reichszeugmeisterel der NSDAP. / H No 464472."
People
- Elston, Bertha Lurey.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts