Matthaeus Pibal collection

Identifier: irn88643
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn88643

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Matthaeus Pibal.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a concentration camp uniform jacket and pants relating to the experiences of Matthaeus Pibal, who was imprisoned in Germany for being a Jehovah’s Witness after the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany.

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Concentration camp uniform jacket with a purple triangle worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn952
- English
- overall: Height: 25.750 inches (65.405 cm) | Width: 16.875 inches (42.863 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Concentration camp uniform jacket with a purple triangle worn by Matthaeus Pibal, a Jehovah’s Witness who was imprisoned in Dachau and Sudelfeld SS Berghaus concentration camps from 1940 to 1945. The purple inverted triangle badge identified him as a Jehovah’s Witness; the white patch above it has his prisoner number 14307. The Nazi regime actively persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their beliefs did not permit them to put any authority, such as the state, before God, or serve in the military, and the Nazis saw this as subversive. Matthaeus lived in Austria which was annexed by Nazi Germany in...
Concentration camp uniform pants worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn953
- English
- overall: Height: 24.375 inches (61.913 cm) | Width: 16.125 inches (40.958 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Concentration camp uniform pants worn by Matthaeus Pibal, a Jehovah’s Witness who was imprisoned in Dachau and Sudelfeld SS-Berghaus concentration camps from 1940 to 1945. Their beliefs did not permit them to put any authority, such as the state, before God, or serve in the military, and the Nazis saw this as subversive. Matthaeus lived in Austria which was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. On April 8, 1940, Matthaeus was arrested by the Gestapo for speaking in public about the Bible. On August 10, he was sent to Dachau concentration camp in Germany and assigned prisoner number 14307. ...

Matthaeus Pibal collection

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Concentration camp uniform jacket with a purple triangle worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate

Concentration camp uniform pants worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate