Insignia of the 84th Infantry Division. The 84th Infantry Division derives its nickname, "Railsplitter" division, from the divisional insignia, an ax splitting a rail. This design was created during World War I, when the division was known as the "Lincoln" division to represent the states that supplied soldiers for the division: Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. All figured prominently in the life of President Abraham Lincoln, of log-splitting legend. Photograph »

Five Jewish survivors pose for a US Signal Corps photographer in front of Block 2 in the Hanover-Ahlem camp, a subcamp of Neuengamme. Hanover-Ahlem, Germany, April 11, 1945. Photograph »

Liberator Vernon Tott (second from left) of the 84th Infantry was honored by some of the survivors he helped free from the Ahlem labor camp near Hanover, Germany. Tott's name was engraved on the Museum's Donor's Lounge wall with the inscription: In honor of Vernon W. Tott, my liberator & hero. The ceremony in which Tott's name was unveiled came as a complete surprise to him. Washington, DC, November 2003. Photograph »

Liberator Vernon Tott of the 84th Infantry was honored by some of the survivors he helped free from the Ahlem labor camp near Hanover, Germany. Tott's name was engraved on the Museum's Donor's Lounge wall with the inscription: In honor of Vernon W. Tott, my liberator & hero. The ceremony in which Tott's name was unveiled came as a complete surprise to him. This photograph shows Sara J. Bloomfield (Director, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum), Vernon Tott, and Fred S. Zeidman (Chair, United States Holocaust Memorial Council) after the ceremony honoring Tott. Washington, DC, November 2003. Photograph »