German flag signed by 75th Infantry Division members
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 30.625 inches (77.788 cm) | Width: 36.500 inches (92.71 cm)
Archival History
The flag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jason P. Halpern and Barbara H. Katz, children of Myron Halpern.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jason P. Halpern and Barbara H. Katz, in memory of their father Myron "Moe" Halpern
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
German flag with a swastika on a white circle captured by Myron Halpern with his fellow soldiers of the 75th Infantry Division, United States Army, during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. The flag was signed by all platoon members. A 75th Division insignia patch was sewn in the center of the swastika by a captured German soldier held as a prisoner of war, who was a tailor.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular red cloth flag with a white cloth circle with a black swastika inside sewn to the center of both sides. There are multiple signatures in black and blue ink within the circle, around the swastika, on 1 side. A 75th Infantry Division patch is sewn on the center of the swastika.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 75th
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Personal narratives, American.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object