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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Fragment from a German Incendiary Bomb
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Fragment from a German Incendiary Bomb

Artifact IDMO 1942.77.1
Object Type Bomb, Incendiary
Maker
Date1941
Mediumpaint on metal
Dimensionsoverall H 4 3/4 in x W 2 in x D 2 in x Diam 2 in (12.1 cm x 5.1 cm x 5.1 cm x 5.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA remnant of a German incendiary bomb. The bomb fragment, made of green-painted metal, is cone-shaped at the bottom with three rigid exterior panels that meet at the end in a circular ring.
Historical NoteA British government official in the Ministry of Information sent this bomb fragment to FDR’s secretary, Marguerite LeHand, after a German bombing raid on London in 1941. It is on display in the PREPARING FOR WAR, HOPING FOR PEACE exhibit in the Museum’s WORLD WAR II gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 16, 1941. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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