Prisoner identification badge

Identifier
irn11711
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.73.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn11711

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)

Archival History

The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Laib Opoczynski.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Laib Opoczynski

Scope and Content

Badge worn by a slave laborer at Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Hexagonal, metal with gray enamel background, "Tf. in red enamel, "Halle 40" in blue enamel, "Moch." in black enamel.

Subjects

  • Concentration camp inmates--Biography.
  • Slave labor--Biography.

Genre

  • Identifying Artifacts
  • Object
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