I found this ID tag yesterday in Kurland. I can't understand who was the owner. Could it be a German soldier, who served in this Stalag, or it could be some polish prisoner of war, who joined German army later and threw his ID tag in may 1945 in Kurland? Interesting is the number of ID tag and the other thing, that it is on the aluminum disc...
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As far as I know the EM of the POW in the Stalag Ia had an additional letter on their EM, so the Russions "R".
http://74.55.131.18/~militari/attach...5&d=1171114526
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Thanks Gerdan...
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Difficult to say. Oval army-issue tags were issued to both POWs (when rectangular tags were missing) but also personnel. It makes a hell of a broblem to find out who's tag it was now.
I agree that in WKI nationality of a POW was marked on many tags but would not put this as a rule. I have seen some Stalag IA tags with no added letter on rectangular tags.
Camp personnel tag often had either Stab, Wachkompanie or Kdtr added. Buty it also might not be any rule.
Take care Victor!
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Is there any website or any other reference to learn to read the Stalags (both rect or oval) tags?Comment
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