Military patch found at Dachau 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 military patch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig.
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Military patch found at Dachau by an American soldier
overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
Military insignia patch 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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Blue cloth patch with a gold embroidered design of an eagle with a rifle in its talons.