Card

Held by

Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

May 15, 1944-November 18, 1944 (indexed as 1944)

Level

item

Extent

Card : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 3,75 in. x W: 2,75 in.

Scope & content

1 page, double-sided. 3 graphic panels on each side, intended to be folded and carried as a booklet. Folded vertically 2 times. Square b&w photo of cardholder stapled to center, partially covered by circular stamp. Stamp has skull and crossbones insignia in center. Center back panel (front cover of booklet) is bordered by a red vertical rectangle within a black rectangle. At center of panel in black ink is a skull and crossbones insignia. Document is a membership card, numbered 00508, for Belgian resistance group Les Affranchis. Cardholder is Léopold Heinz Rübler, member 01699, who served as soldier in the 4th company of the Brussels division from May 15, 1944 until November 18, 1944. Narrative: The armband belonged to Heinz Rübler, donor’s brother-in-law. By 1942, Heinz Rübler was in the underground and remained involved until liberation. He used this armband after liberation. It is not the official one of the Belgian army. It comes from Heinz Rübler’s estate and was donated after his death. Before the war, Heinz lived in Brussels, Belgium. He died in the U.S.A. in 1999. Heinz Rübler was the brother-in-law of the donor, Walter Absil.

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Genre / form

textual record

In the picture

DocumentEmblemLogoMapMilitaryPrintedSealStampTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

Text in the image

Groupement national de RésistanceLES AFFRANCHISNationaal Verbond van weerstandRead automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

French

Harvested

2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot

Digital objects at the source

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