Military patch found at Dachau by an American soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
Creator(s)
- Malcolm A. Vendig (Subject)
Biographical History
Captain Malcolm A. Vendig served in the 83rd Infantry Division, United States Army, in Europe during World War II. After the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in Germany by US troops in April 1945, Vendig was appointed military governor of Dachau Landkreis.
Archival History
The military patch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eleanor Hamlin Vendig
Scope and Content
Military insignia patch brought back by Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, a soldier in Europe during World War II who served as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany, during the postwar US miliary occupation government.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Blue cloth patch with a gold embroidered design of an eagle with a rifle in its talons.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 83rd
Subjects
- Soldiers--United States--Germany--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau--Personal narratives, American.
- Military government--Germany--Dachau--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
Genre
- Object
- Military Insignia