Rabbi Aaron Landes collection

Identifier: irn85349
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn85349

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Rabbi Aaron Landes.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two Waffen SS fez found at Dachau concentration camp following its liberation by United States troops.

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Red fez found at Dachau concentration camp after liberation
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6363
- English
- overall: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Depth: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Red fez with a label with Persian text owned by Rabbi Aaron Landes. The fez was found at Dachau concentration camp in Germany following the April 29 liberation by US troops. There was a unit of the Waffen SS that wore a red fez as part of the dress uniform. It was composed of Muslims from Bosnia, Croatia, and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia. Unlike this fez, which is unadorned, the Waffen SS fezes had a Nazi Death's head and Reichsadler insignia.
Waffen SS red fez found at Dachau concentration camp after liberation
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6364
- English
- overall: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Red fez with a swastika and Death's head owned by Rabbi Aaron Landes. The fez was found at Dachau concentration camp in Germany following the April 29 liberation by US troops. The red fez was part of the dress uniform of a Waffen-SS military detachment composed of Muslims from Bosnia, Croatia, and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia, with one division from Albania. There was a green/field gray fez for the combat uniform. The creation of this unit was authorized by Hitler in 1943. The original purpose was to combat Tito’s partisans. Through recruitment and conscription, the unit had 26,000 so...

Rabbi Aaron Landes collection

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Red fez found at Dachau concentration camp after liberation

Waffen SS red fez found at Dachau concentration camp after liberation