Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag Hold A Verein für das Deutschtum

A Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland (Association for German Cultural Relations Abroad) membership pin (Type VI)

where crated aircraft

senior warrant officers (typically in command positions at the rank of CW5)

Medical Department: Blackened bronze with a gold-coloured gilt

three stars gold

Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag Hold A Verein für das Deutschtum(Kriegsgefangener Erkennungsmarke). Constructed of zink, with three suspension loops, the obverse bearing a double stamped inscription of STALAG 344 and an identification number of 31018, otherwise unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), with age appropriate wear evident, in overall better than very fine condition. Footnote: Formerly Stalag VIII B and renamed Stalag 344 in 1943, this facility had a lengthy history of hosting prisoners of war.