Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Allied POW Stalag VIII C ID Tag Archive R over S (RIZNICKA STRAZA)

R over S (RIZNICKA STRAZA)

with oxidation and material fatigue evident throughout

circumscribed by “HOU EN TROU” (“LOYAL AND TRUE”)

One other sailor was lost

Small Decoration for the II Class with War Decoration

Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Allied POW Stalag VIII C ID Tag Archive R over S (RIZNICKA STRAZA)In stamped aluminum, measures 60 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), impressed STALAG VIIIC No. 71586, slots through the middle and three holes in the corner, rust and some pitting present, near very fine. Footnote: Stalag VIII C was located in Sagan, in modern Poland, adjacent to Stalag Luft III of Great Escape fame. After the Invasion of Poland, it was filled with Polish Prisoners, who shortly after lost their status as POWs and were sent to Labour Camps in