Nail from tunnels at Berga camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Archival History
The nail was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Bruce, Janice and Philip Hildenbrand, the children of Donald Hildenbrand.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bruce, Janice and Philip Hildenbrand
Scope and Content
Nail from the tunnelsl at Berga camp where Donald Hildenbrand performed slave labor, part of a collection of materials that document Donald Hildenbrand’s experiences as one of the 350 American POWs selected from Stalag IXB and sent as a slave laborer at the Berga concentration camp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Genre
- Object
- Tools and Equipment
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