Patch, Insignia
Patch, Insignia
Patch, Insignia

Patch, Insignia

Object number2013.23.4
Datec. 1945
MediumNylon/Twill
Credit LineGift of Gerald Ziskind
DescriptionGreen fabric with grey embroidered symbol of the Nazi Party's aerial warfare branch (the Luftwaffe): flying eagle, turned right, holding a swastika in talons. Patch mounted on green twill material of irregular shape.Dimensions5 x 5.5 in. (12.7 x 14 cm)
Historical NotesPart of a collection of WWII insignia patches and ribbon insignia, Pittsburgh High School, Department of Hygiene medals and a political armband that document the Ziskind family and compliments their archival collection in the Rauh Jewish archives and the book Brothers Three by Colonel Jack Ziskind also in the HHC archives. The three brothers all served in Europe during WWII. They grew up in the Friendship neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Their sister Zelda went to medical school and “delivered half the babies in East Liberty” according to the brothers.
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