H73053 POW STALAG DOG TAG. (Gefangener Erkennungsmarken)
BACKGROUND: Allied soldiers captured by the Germans were incarcerated in assorted prisoner of war detention camps through-out Germany and the occupied countries. With typical German efficiency the POW’s were issued identification "dog" tags as a method of accounting for and administrating the prisoners in an orderly fashion. If a prisoner died in captivity half the dog tag would stay attached to the individual and the other half would be sent to the appropriate administrative offices for processing. "Stalag IV-B was one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps in Germany during World War II, located 8 km (5.0 mi) north-east of the town of Mühlberg. It held Polish, French, British, Australian, Soviet, Yugoslav, South African, Italian and other Allied prisoners of war." (Wiki)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly, 1 5/8" tall, 2 3/8" wide, horizontally rectangular, stamped zinc construction, allied prisoner of war identification tag. The tag has five small slits running down the center, width wise, to facilitate breaking it in half if necessary. The tag has two holes to both the top and bottom sections for the securing cord. The securing cord is absent. The tag has identical stamped markings on either side of the central slits which consists of, "Stalag IV B 145273". "Stalag" is the German abbreviation for Stammlager, or Standlager, which were the designation utilized for a permanent POW camp for EM/NCO’s. Therefore the tag indicates that prisoner number "145273" was detained in POW camp number "IV B". The tag shows light to moderate oxidization spotting.
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