SS uniform collar tab found at Dachau by an American soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 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 SS uniform collar tabs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eleanor Vendig
Scope and Content
SS uniform collar tabs 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
SS uniform patch.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 83rd
Subjects
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
- Military government--Germany--Dachau--Biography.
- Soldiers--United States--Germany--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau--Personal narratives, American.
Genre
- Military Insignia
- Object