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World War II German Wermacht uniform jacket
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6911
- English
- overall: Height: 10.240 inches (26.01 cm) | Width: 6.690 inches (16.993 cm) | Depth: 17.280 inches (43.891 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
This uniform may have belonged to an Offizieranwärter (officer candidate) in the German Army of Oberfeldwebel rank (battalion sergeant-major or senior Non- Commissioned Officer). Pins: a= [black] 1939 war wound badge for one or two wounds. b= [silver] infantry assault badge awarded only to Infantry and Mountain Infantry who participated in at least three first wave assaults on at least three different days and had penetrated the enemy line with weapon in hand during these assaults. The two pips on the epaulettes indicate the rank of Oberfeldwebel. The fact that the jacket has six buttons an...
World War II German Wehrmacht uniform pants
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6912
- English
- overall: Height: 16.930 inches (43.002 cm) | Width: 6.300 inches (16.002 cm) | Depth: 16.020 inches (40.691 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Found by a U.S. GI, the donor, while billeted in a house in Bad Godesberg, Germany. Sent to parents in Decorah, Iowa. This uniform may have belonged to an Offizieranwärter (officer candidate) in the German Army of Oberfeldwebel rank (battalion sergeant-major or senior Non- Commissioned Officer). The carmine colored piping on the trousers was the color for the Veterinary Corps, other than veterinary generals, and for the general staff officers of the German High Command.
World War II German Wehrmacht uniform cap
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6913
- English
- overall: Height: 2.360 inches (5.994 cm) | Diameter: 6.300 inches (16.002 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Found by a U.S. GI, the donor, while billeted in a house in Bad Godesberg, Germany. Sent to parents in Decorah, Iowa. This uniform may have belonged to an Offizieranwärter (officer candidate) in the German Army of Oberfeldwebel rank (battalion sergeant-major or senior Non- Commissioned Officer). This hat is called a Schirmmütze (meaning "peaked cap" and indicating that it is a Wehrmacht issue cap). All officers below the rank of general wore silver cap cords. While the markings on the associated jacket are not those of an officer, the answer to this indiscrepancy may be that from February 2...
Nazi dagger and sheath
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6914
- English
- overall: Height: 5.510 inches (13.995 cm) | Width: 0.790 inches (2.007 cm) | Depth: 2.910 inches (7.391 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
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).
Nazi belt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6915
- English
- overall: Height: 39.000 inches (99.06 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
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).
Silver filigree straps
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6916
- English
- overall: Height: 5.120 inches (13.005 cm) | Width: 0.790 inches (2.007 cm) | Depth: 2.440 inches (6.198 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Found by Otto Adres, a U.S. GI, 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).
Portepee and the silver cap cords
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6917
- English
- overall: Height: 6.690 inches (16.993 cm) | Width: 0.390 inches (0.991 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
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). A portepee is a sword knot and usually indicates a soldier's rank. This decorative feature was worn in peacetime Germany and in stable areas of the Greater German Reich. It was also a feature of the Parade and Walking-out uniform. The German Army Portepee was worn by all ranks from Fä...
Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) trench coat acquired by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6918
- English
- overall: Height: 49.000 inches (124.46 cm) | Width: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Trenchcoat worn by members of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) found by a US soldier, Otto Anders, while billeted in a house in Bad Godesberg, Germany. He sent the coat to his parents in Decorah, Iowa.