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[es-ES]Record tools[es-ES] [es-ES]Displays[es-ES]	Clothes whip from Bergen Belsen Remove from selection Add to selection Número del objetoM2023/040 TítuloClothes whip from Bergen Belsen DescripciónClothes whip found during the liberation of Bergen Belsen by British soldier, Ernest Brittain. The whip was produced by the German Reich Labor Service to remove dust from blankets, clothing and other fabrics. Whilst intended for a soldiers kit, there is continued speculation of its use at the camps. Survivor of Buchenwald, Auschwitz and Buna, Jack Meister states; 'Kapos had sticks, anything they can find, to do the job for the Germans, to punish people, to hit.' Fecha circa 1937 TemaBergen-Belsen concentration camp, soldiers, liberation armies, violence Nombre del objetoweapons Materialwood, leather Dimensiones length: 335.00 mm Lenguaje Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Susan Brittain

Número del objetoM2023/040

TítuloClothes whip from Bergen Belsen

DescripciónClothes whip found during the liberation of Bergen Belsen by British soldier, Ernest Brittain. The whip was produced by the German Reich Labor Service to remove dust from blankets, clothing and other fabrics.

Whilst intended for a soldiers kit, there is continued speculation of its use at the camps. Survivor of Buchenwald, Auschwitz and Buna, Jack Meister states; 'Kapos had sticks, anything they can find, to do the job for the Germans, to punish people, to hit.'

Fecha circa 1937

TemaBergen-Belsen concentration camp, soldiers, liberation armies, violence

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Materialwood, leather

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Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Susan Brittain

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