National Archives and Records Administration collection

Identifier: irn84487
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84487

Acquisition

The collection was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of unused prisoner identification badges from Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp in Germany which were found by Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Ottoman, United States Army, after the liberation of the camp by American forces, who captured all camp records intact, and which were presented in evidence at the Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings, War Crimes Trials, in Dachau, Germany, after the war.

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Displaying items 1 to 12 of 12

Unused white concentration camp prisoner patch found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4796
- English
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Blank white cloth rectangle intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. For use, it would be marked with a prisoner number and attached to the prisoner's uniform, usually on the chest. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found by Lt. Colonel Charles F. Ottoman, US Army, on April 22, 1945. It was used as evidence for Case No. 117 "Alleged atrocities at Zwiebe...
Unused red triangle concentration camp prisoner patch with a black letter I found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4797
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted red triangle badge printed with a black letter I intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The red identified a political prisoner. The letter could indicate nationality; I may be for Italian. The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the uniform. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found by Lt. Colonel Charles F. Ottoma...
Unused red triangle concentration camp prisoner patch with a black letter I found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4798
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted red triangle badge printed with a black letter I intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The red identified a political prisoner. The letter could indicate nationality; I may be for Italian. The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the uniform. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found by Lt. Colonel Charles F. Ottoma...
Unused black triangle concentration camp patch with a white letter T found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4799
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted, triangular black badge with a white T intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The black signified that the inmate was considered asocial, used to refer to those too deviant, lazy, or selfish to contribute to society. This flexible category could include addicts and alcoholics, disabled, homeless, homosexuals, pacifists, vagrants, or Roma. The letter could indicate nationality; T may be for Czechoslovakian. The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the jacket or o...
Unused white concentration camp prisoner patch found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4800
- English
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Blank white cloth rectangle intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. For use, it would be marked with a prisoner number and attached to the prisoner's uniform, usually on the chest. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found by Lt. Colonel Charles F. Ottoman, US Army, on April 22, 1945. It was used as evidence for Case No. 117 "Alleged atrocities at Zwiebe...
Unused yellow stripe concentration camp prisoner patch found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4801
- English
- overall: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Blank yellow bar patch intended for use as an identification badge for a Jewish prisoner in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. This badge would be used with a separate inverted triangle patch, possibly of a different color, to indicate that the prisoner was Jewish. Both patches would be attached to a cloth strip and attached to the uniform, usually on the chest. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found...
Unused yellow stripe concentration camp prisoner patch found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4802
- English
- overall: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Blank yellow bar patch intended for use as an identification badge for a Jewish prisoner in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. This badge would be used with a separate inverted triangle patch, possibly of a different color, to indicate that the prisoner was Jewish. Both patches would be attached to a cloth strip and attached to the uniform, usually on the chest. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found...
Unused green triangle concentration camp prisoner patch with a black letter S found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4803
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted green triangle patch printed with a black S intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The green identified an accused criminal. The letter could indicate nationality, S possibly for Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, or Spanish. In some camps, the letter could indicate status, and the S may mean Sicherungsverwahrt [Preventive detention.] The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the uniform. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Arm...
Unused green triangle concentration camp prisoner patch with a black letter S found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4804
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted green triangle patch printed with a black S intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The green identified an accused criminal. The letter could indicate nationality, S possibly for Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, or Spanish. In some camps, the letter could indicate status, and the S may mean Sicherungsverwahrt [Preventive detention.] The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the uniform. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Arm...
Unused pink triangle concentration camp prisoner patch with a black letter T found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4805
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted deep pink triangle badge printed with a black letter T intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The pink identified an accused homosexual. The letter could indicate nationality; T may be for Czechoslovakian. The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the uniform. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found by Lt. Colonel C...
Unused pink triangle concentration camp prisoner patch with a black letter B found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4806
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted deep pink triangle badge printed with a black letter B intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The pink identified an accused homosexual. The letter could indicate nationality; B may be for Belgian. The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the uniform. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found by Lt. Colonel Charles F...
Unused red triangle concentration camp prisoner patch with a black letter I found by US forces
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4807
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Inverted red triangle badge printed with a black letter I intended for use as a prisoner identification badge in Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in Germany. The red identified a political prisoner. The letter could indicate nationality; I may be for Italian. The inverted triangle would have been attached on the left breast of the uniform. The camp was liberated on April 11, by troops from the 399th Battalion, 8th Armored Division, and 83rd Infantry, which captured all the camp records intact. This badge was one of many found by Lt. Colonel Charles F. Ottoma...