Chain link bracelet with prisoner ID tag issued to a Belgian POW
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
Archival History
The ID bracelet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Norman Guttman, the son of Leopold Guttman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Norman Guttman
Scope and Content
Prisoner identification tag and bracelet issued to Leopold Guttman, a Belgian soldier who was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned as prisoner of war in Stalag X C.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal chain link bracelet with an oval tag with engraved prisoner identification.
front, engraved: 276 / 285 back, engraved: GUTTMAN / L
Corporate Bodies
- Stalag X C
Subjects
- Soldiers--Belgium--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
- Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Personal narratives.
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Nienburg (Lower Saxony)--Biography.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object
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