Ardie Wickers collection

Identifier: irn525020
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn525020

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Chris Wickers, the son of Ardie Wickers.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a Nazi banner and flag pole finial relating to the experiences of Ardie Wickers, a US soldier, during the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945.

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Large Nazi National War Flag found by a U.S. soldier.
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn107279
- English
- overall: Height: 55.250 inches (140.335 cm) | Width: 98.250 inches (249.555 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Nazi War banner found by Ardie Wickers, a soldier in the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division, US Third Army. Wickers, an intelligence and reconnaissance scout, discovered the banner after entering Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945.
Flag pole finial with a swastika acquired by an American soldier at Ohrdruf
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn607643
- English
- overall: Height: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ornamental finial bearing swastika found by Ardie Wickers , a soldier in the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division, US Third Army. Wickers, an intelligence and reconnaissance scout, discovered the finial, as well as a Nazi banner, after entering Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945.

Ardie Wickers collection

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Large Nazi National War Flag found by a U.S. soldier.

Flag pole finial with a swastika acquired by an American soldier at Ohrdruf