Buchenwald concentration camp stone sign, Weimar, 1945
Gift of Ronello Brown, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description:
Photograph. Stone carving of spelling out "Buchenwald" with a large eagle on top; barrels are being stored in the background. Personal caption on reverse: "1. Buchenwald Camp / I personally did not see this particular scene myself, but is near the entrance to the camp." Buchenwald, Weimar, Germany. 1945
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Date:
1945
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Items from the service of Ronello Brown, who fought with the 197th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, and central Europe. Mr. Brown received the Good Conduct Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre.
Geography:
Buchenwald
Latitude:
51.017
Longitude:
11.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Sculpture--Germany
Concentration camps--Germany