Hitler Youth Saar Westmark Koblenz pin

Identifier
irn559437
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.471.4
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)

Archival History

The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jeannette Tenenbaum, wife of Edward Tenenbaum and daughter-in-law of Joseph Tenenbaum.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jeannette Tenenbaum

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Hitler Youth Saar Westmark Koblenz tinnie acquired by Edward and Joseph Tenenbaum. Edward, a 1st Lieutenant in the OSS and the US Army during the Second World War (1939-1945), was the first American officer to enter Buchenwald concentration camp at liberation, a participant in the liberation of Ohrdruf, and author of the Buchenwald Report. His father, Joseph Tenenbaum, was one of the organizers of the early boycott against Nazi Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Hollow backed metal badge in a gold finish shaped as a crossed S initial. German text and dates are embossed in the center.tion HJ and '16/17.6.1934.' The inscriptions are indented with a darkened metal finish. A retaining pin is attached to the reverse.

front, embossed : JJ / SAAR WESTMARK / KOBLENZ / 16/17.6.1934

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