Purple armband with a V to identify a prisoner from Flanders

Identifier
irn523547
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.506.10
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Width: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm)

Archival History

The purple armband was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Purple armband with a V in fraktur font for Vlaamse [Flemish] to identify a prisoner from the Flanders region of Belgium. Nazi Germany had many systems using armbands or badges to identify a particular group of people, in this case, a Flemish person. These systems made it easier to separate the different types of prisoners from other groups. This was often done to indicate the different levels of privileges or restrictions that were allowed to the group or individual.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular, light purple linen armband with the letter V in fraktur font embroidered in white thread in the front center. The band is sewn together by the short edges with a finished back seam. The upper and lower long edges are selvage. There is a faded, official circular stamp with German text stamped in black ink on each side of the V.

front center, embroidered, white thread : V [Vlaamse (Flemish)] front left and right,, within both circular stamps, black ink : W. S. Leichtung / Wiener Leichtung [some letters illegible]

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Genre

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