Branding iron retrieved from Dachau by a US soldier
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Branding iron retrieved from Dachau by a US soldier
Branding iron retrieved from Dachau by a US soldier
approximately 1945 May
overall: Height: 12.825 inches (32.575 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Branding iron discovered by Andrew J. Highbarger at Dachau concentration camp. Highbarger was a sergeant in the 4th Division of the 3rd US Army. He believed that it had been used to brand prisoners who had escaped from Dachau or from the camps where they had been incarcerated before being transferred to Dachau.