Whip 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 whip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Eleanor Vendig. 
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Whip acquired by an American soldier 
overall: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) 
Whip 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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