Concentration camp inmate uniform jacket
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 30.000 inches (76.2 cm) | Width: 24.020 inches (61.011 cm)
Creator(s)
- Henry Mikols (Subject)
Biographical History
Henry Mikols, born Hieronim Mikolajczak, was born in Poznan, Poland. He was arrested in May 1940, at the age of fourteen, for the purpose of performing slave labor in Germany. Eventually, he was interned in Buchenwald concentration camp. From Buchenwald, he was forced on a march to Bergen-Belsen in March 1945, where he was liberated by the British on April 15, 1945.
Archival History
The jacket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Henry Mikols.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry Mikols
Scope and Content
The jacket was issued to Henry Mikols in the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Buttoned blue and gray vertically striped; white label on left breast, inverted red triangular patch sewn above white label.
Genre
- Clothing and Dress
- Object