DDAC car pennant with swastika acquired by a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
Archival History
The pennant was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jeannette Tenenbaum, wife of Edward 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
DDAC [Der Deutsche Automobil-Club] car pennant for the Nazi era German Automobile Club acquired by Lt. Edward Tenenbaum during the war. 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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Double sided triangular cloth pennant with a black mobile swastika, the letters D.D.A.C, and red and black stripes. The pennant is attached by a chain to a 16.5 inch metal pole.
Subjects
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts