Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Allied POW Stalag VIII C ID Tag Archive (Deutsche Heer Koppelschloss)

(Deutsche Heer Koppelschloss)

with oxidation and material fatigue evident throughout

the reverse retaining an intact paper liner and stamped with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/70” for Franz Otto

the tab with fourteen rows of two holes each for length adjustment and marked "90" in pencil

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

Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Allied POW Stalag VIII C ID Tag Archive (Deutsche Heer Koppelschloss)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