Mittelbau forced labor camp scrip, 1.- Reichsmark, issued to a Polish political prisoner

Identifier
irn85447
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.116.7
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Waclaw Glouszek was born in 1909 in Kowel, Poland (Kovel, Ukraine) to Wilhelm and Katarzyna Glouszek. He was educated in Vilna (Vilnius, Lithuania). In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. In 1942, Waclaw was arrested by the Gestapo in Krakow as a non-Jewish political prisoner. He was sent to Monowitz (Auschwitz III) concentration camp, where he played in the camp orchestra. In January 1945, Woclaw was transferred to Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp. He was later sent to Bergen-Belsen where he was liberated in April 1945 by British forces. After the war, he settled in Wałbrzych and became a high school director. Waclaw, 97, passed away in 1996.

Archival History

The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Iwona Bonacia, the daughter of Waclaw Glouszek.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Iwona Bonacia

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Mittelbau labor camp token, value 1 mark, 000568, issued to Waclaw Glouszek, while he was a prisoner in Dora-Mittelbau / Nordhausen concentration camp circa January 1945. Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. Waclaw was arrested in 1942 by the Gestapo in Krakow and held as a non-Jewish political prisoner. He was sent to Monowitz (Auschwitz III) concentration camp, where he played in the camp orchestra. In January 1945, Waclaw was transferred to Dora-Mittelbau. He was later sent to Bergen-Belsen where he was liberated in April 1945 by British forces.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Square, off-white paper token with green ink. The camp name, series letter, and the encircled denomination RM .1- are printed in rectangular panels on a background of closely spaced vertical lines divided by a horizontal zigzag design. On the back is a block of German text and the serial number. It is discolored and soiled.

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