Sudetenland medal, ribbon, and Prague Castle Bar retrieved by US soldier Harry S. Kent
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.130 inches (13.03 cm) | Width: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm) | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
Archival History
The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Iris Kent Benyishay, Judy Kent Galioto and Dorothy Kent, the daughters of Harry S. Kent.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Iris Kent Benyishay, Judy Kent Galiato and Dorothy Kent
Scope and Content
The medal is one of several artifacts of high ranking Nazi party members retrieved by United States soldier Harry S. Kent while serving in Europe during World War II (1939-1945). He was a Viennese Jewish refugee, born Siegmund Katz, who returned to Europe as a soldier with the US Army. The artifacts were likely collected as evidence by the US Army following the war.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular, bronze-colored, metal medal bearing the die-struck image of two men and a Nazi flag suspended from a striped grosgrain ribbon with a rectangular metal bar depicting a castle pinned to it. The man holding aloft the Nazi flag stands on a podium while helping the second man, with a broken shackle on his arm, onto the podium. The ribbon has a wide, red central stripe flanked by wide black ones, and white edging. On the back, an embossed date is ringed by German text.
Subjects
- Germany
- United States.
Genre
- Object
- Awards