Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 3 Reichsmark, with an inscription found by a US soldier 2012.302.3 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Inscribed three Reichsmark Buchenwald Kantine coupon found by Master Sergeant Harold Alden Hornbeck following the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp on April 11, 1945. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in .5, 1, 2and 3 mark denominations. On March 5, 1941, Harold enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 883rd Field Artillery Battalion, 70th Infantry Division. In December 1941, the United States entered World War II. In January 1945, Harold’s Division was deployed to France as part of the Seventh Army. The 70th advanced through France, and on March 20, took Saarbrucken, Germany. In April, the Division joined the Third Army. On April 11, US soldiers liberated Buchenwald. Harold was among those soldiers, and wrote about the terrible conditions there in a censored letter to his family. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered and the 70th Infantry Division remained on occupational duty until deactivation in October 1945.
Inscribed three Reichsmark Buchenwald Kantine coupon found by Master Sergeant Harold Alden Hornbeck following the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp on April 11, 1945. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in .5, 1, 2and 3 mark denominations. On March 5, 1941, Harold enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 883rd Field Artillery Battalion, 70th Infantry Division. In December 1941, the United States entered World War II. In January 1945, Harold’s Division was deployed to France as part of the Seventh Army. The 70th advanced through France, and on March 20, took Saarbrucken, Germany. In April, the Division joined the Third Army. On April 11, US soldiers liberated Buchenwald. Harold was among those soldiers, and wrote about the terrible conditions there in a censored letter to his family. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered and the 70th Infantry Division remained on occupational duty until deactivation in October 1945.
- Title: Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 3 Reichsmark, with an inscription found by a US soldier 2012.302.3 front
- Provenance: The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Meda F. Hornbeck, the sister of Harold Alden Hornbeck., The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Meda F. Hornbeck, the sister of Harold Alden Hornbeck.
- Subject Keywords: Soldiers--United States--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Weimar (Thuringia)--Personal narratives, American., Soldiers--United States--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Weimar (Thuringia)--Personal narratives, American.
- Type: Exchange Media, Exchange Media
- Rights: Permanent Collection, Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Rectangular, offwhite paper coupon with a dark yellow floral patterned rectangle with scalloped edges printed offcenter on the front, with a narrow unprinted border around the edge of the coupon. German text, the denomination 3, a serial number, and an asterisk are printed in black ink over the floral design. There are 5 lines of handwritten English cursive script on the back. The scrip is folded and creased, with slight tears., Rectangular, offwhite paper coupon with a dark yellow floral patterned rectangle with scalloped edges printed offcenter on the front, with a narrow unprinted border around the edge of the coupon. German text, the denomination 3, a serial number, and an asterisk are printed in black ink over the floral design. There are 5 lines of handwritten English cursive script on the back. The scrip is folded and creased, with slight tears.
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