William Beck collection

Identifier: irn523183
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by William Beck.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an anti-Hitler pendant and a publication relating to the experiences of William Beck, while serving as a soldier in the United States Army during World War II.

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Sterling silver bracelet charm of Hitler hanged in a noose acquired by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523386
- English
- overall: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Small silver pendant depicting Hitler hanged purchased as a souvenir by William Beck, a United States soldier, in Tel Aviv, Palestine, in February 1943.
Dachau
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523387
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains a publication entitled Dachau, published in 1945, with the following contents: I. Foreword, William W. Quinn -- II. Dachau, concentration camp / OSS Section, Seventh Army -- III. Dachau, concentration camp and town / PWB Section, Seventh Army -- IV. Dachau, concentration camp / CIC Detachment, Seventh Army

William Beck collection

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Sterling silver bracelet charm of Hitler hanged in a noose acquired by a US soldier

Dachau