Wedding Rings Removed by the Germans from Holocaust Victims

5/5/1945

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This photograph shows a small sampling of the thousands of wedding rings that the Nazis removed from their victims during the Holocaust to salvage the gold. When U.S. troops liberated Buchenwald concentration camp, they found stashes of rings, watches, precious stones, eyeglasses, and gold fillings.

This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.

National Archives Identifier: 531294

Full Citation: Photograph 111-SC-206406; Wedding Rings Removed by the Germans from Holocaust Victims; 5/5/1945; Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/wedding-rings-holocaust, October 8, 2024]

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