Nazi dagger and sheath
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.510 inches (13.995 cm) | Width: 0.790 inches (2.007 cm) | Depth: 2.910 inches (7.391 cm)
Archival History
The dagger and case were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Otto Aders.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Otto Aders
Scope and Content
Found by a U.S. GI, the donor, while billeted in a house in Bad Godesberg, Germany. Sent to parents in Decorah, Iowa. The dagger and accoutrements may have belonged to an Offizieranwärter (officer candidate) in the German Army of Oberfeldwebel rank (battalion sergeant-major or senior Non-Commissioned Officer).
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
.1a= dagger, bone handle and silver metal blade with a Nazi eagle, laurel, and swastika; .1b= dagger sheath
Genre
- Object
- Weapons
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