us-005578-irn523847-irn518502
scope and content: Miniature"button boo" printed by the Nazi German government and given as a token gift to those who had donated to the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes. The booklet could be worn on coat buttons as a sign that the wearer had donated to the charity. The book belonged to Mark C. Levy. Lieutenant Levy was a tank commander in the 4th Armored Division, Third Army, under General George S. Patton. This unit liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany on April 4, 1945, the first camp liberated by US troops. The war ended in May 1945 and around this time Levy transferred to the Intelligence Corps.
archival history: The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Mark C. Levy.
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has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn523847-irn518502/alternateIDs/1
biographical history: Mark C. Levy was born on January 1, 1926, to Esther and Nathan Levy in Pittsburgh, PA. They moved to Los Angeles in 1941. After his graduation from high school, Mark enlisted in the United States Army. Lieutenant Levy served as a tank commander in the 4th Armored Division which spearheaded the advance through to Germany of the Third Army under General George S. Patton. The division was deployed in France on July 13, 1944. On December 26, it relieved the 101st Airborne which had been trapped for days in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. The division crossed the Rhine into Germany in late March 1945. On April 4, they liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald and the first concentration camp freed by US troops. The unit was in Czechoslovakia when the war ended in May. Mark then was transferred to the Intelligence Corps and was present at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Upon his return to the US, he entered UCLA. He married Peachy in 1949 and the couple would have three children. Mark had a successful career as a builder/developer. He was recalled to the army for the Korean War, 1950-1953. After his discharge, he re-entered the building business. He later collaborated on film projects, including a WWII film, Where Eagles Dare. Mark and Peachy were very involved with their synagogue, Leo Baeck Temple, where Mark was president, as well as the wider Jewish community where they were involved with multiple charities. He was a founder and member of Markon, a Jewish aid organization. Mark, 88, died on February 18, 2014. Heinrich Hoffmann (1885-1957) was a German photographer and Nazi propagandist. The son and nephew of photographers, he worked in the Hoppé studio in London before setting up in Munich as a portraitist and photojournalist. His photograph of cheering crowds on 2 August 1914 unwittingly captured the young Adolf Hitler, an event which would later benefit Hoffmann's career. Drifting to the far right after the First World War and revolutio…
identifier: irn518502
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn523847-irn518502/acquisitions/1
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has record set type: Item
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-12-31
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Miniature Nazi propaganda book illustrated with bw photographs of Hitler at various locations, looking at plans and models, etc. There is a hole punched in the back cover; the string is missing.
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-01-01
record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
has or had holder: us-005578
title: The leader and the movement Miniature"button boo" issued for charitable contributions by the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes