Swastika uniform badge
N° d'objetM2025/085
TitreSwastika uniform badge
DescriptionNazi fabric uniform patch depicting an eagle clutching a swastika.
This object originates from the National Socialist regime in Germany, 1933-1945. The museum approaches the history of the Holocaust primarily from the perspective of the victims. However, objects connected to the perpetrators are also preserved as evidence of the ideology and human choices that enabled genocide. While the museum does not actively acquire Nazi memorabilia, families of former Allied soldiers often donate items such as German medals, buckles, flags or daggers, presumably taken as war souvenirs. These objects are not displayed to glorify or endorse Nazi ideology. Rather, they demonstrate how symbols were mobilised in the service of persecution and violence, offering insight into the mechanisms of power and the individuals who sustained the regime.
This object originates from the National Socialist regime in Germany, 1933-1945. The museum approaches the history of the Holocaust primarily from the perspective of the victims. However, objects connected to the perpetrators are also preserved as evidence of the ideology and human choices that enabled genocide. While the museum does not actively acquire Nazi memorabilia, families of former Allied soldiers often donate items such as German medals, buckles, flags or daggers, presumably taken as war souvenirs. These objects are not displayed to glorify or endorse Nazi ideology. Rather, they demonstrate how symbols were mobilised in the service of persecution and violence, offering insight into the mechanisms of power and the individuals who sustained the regime.
Date 1934 - 1945
Nom d'objetmilitary badges
Matérielfibres (fabrics)
Ligne de créditSydney Jewish Museum collection, donated by Gary Leahey
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.