Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS"Handscha" (Kroatische Nr. 1) collar tab acquired by an American soldier
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Captain Malcolm A. Vendig served in the 83rd Infantry Division, United States Army, in Europe during World War II. After the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in Germany by US troops in April 1945, Vendig was appointed military governor of Dachau Landkreis.
The Handschar collar tab was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig.
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Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS"Handscha" (Kroatische Nr. 1) collar tab acquired by an American soldier
overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS"Handscha" (Kroatische Nr. 1) collar tab brought back by Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, a soldier in Europe during World War II who served as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany, during the postwar US miliary occupation government.
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Black cloth background with embroidered design of a swastika and a hand holding a sword.