Robert Alden collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn820
• English
• overall: Height: 63.000 inches (160.02 cm) | Width: 90.000 inches (228.6 cm)
• Updated 9 months ago

Nazi flag retrieved by Robert Alden, an American soldier, from German soldiers as he helped to liberate concentration camps in Germany in April-May 1945. The 22 year old Alden was a captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Third Army under General Patton. Divisions of the Third Army liberated several concentration camp, including Dora-Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Dachau and several subcamps. When the war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, Alden went to the Philippines and was stationed in Japan during the US military occupation.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn821
• English
• a: Height: 14.875 inches (37.783 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) b: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
• Updated 9 months ago

Engraved knife and sheath retrieved by Robert Alden, an American soldier, from German soldiers as he helped to liberate concentration camps in Germany in April-May 1945. The 22 year old Alden was a captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Third Army under General Patton. Divisions of the Third Army liberated several concentration camp, including Dora-Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Dachau and several subcamps. When the war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, Alden went to the Philippines and was stationed in Japan during the US military occupation.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn822
• English
• overall: Height: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
• Updated 9 months ago

Serrated fighting knife and sheath retrieved by Robert Alden, an American soldier, from German soldiers as he helped to liberate concentration camps in Germany in April-May 1945. The 22 year old Alden was a captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Third Army under General Patton. Divisions of the Third Army liberated several concentration camp, including Dora-Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Dachau and several subcamps. When the war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, Alden went to the Philippines and was stationed in Japan during the US military occupation.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn823
• English
• overall: Height: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
• Updated 9 months ago

Fighting knife and sheath, possibly a Mauser bayonet, retrieved by Robert Alden, an American soldier, from German soldiers as he helped to liberate concentration camps in Germany in April-May 1945. The 22 year old Alden was a captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Third Army under General Patton. Divisions of the Third Army liberated several concentration camp, including Dora-Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Dachau and several subcamps. When the war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, Alden went to the Philippines and was stationed in Japan during the US military occupation.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn824
• English
• overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
• Updated 9 months ago

SA embossed dagger with an etched wooden handle and sheath retrieved by Robert Alden, an American soldier, from German soldiers as he helped to liberate concentration camps in Germany in April-May 1945. The 22 year old Alden was a captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Third Army under General Patton. Divisions of the Third Army liberated several concentration camp, including Dora-Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Dachau and several subcamps. When the war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, Alden went to the Philippines and was stationed in Japan during the US military occupation.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn825
• English
• overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
• Updated 9 months ago

Embossed fighting knife and sheath retrieved by Robert Alden, an American soldier, from German soldiers as he helped to liberate concentration camps in Germany in April-May 1945. The 22 year old Alden was a captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Third Army under General Patton. Divisions of the Third Army liberated several concentration camp, including Dora-Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Dachau and several subcamps. When the war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, Alden went to the Philippines and was stationed in Japan during the US military occupation.