Dear all,
I got this German ID-disc - stamped: 'Oflag XIII B Teillager z.b.V.' - from a person who told me that it originated from a Dutch Lt. Col. who had been imprisoned during the years 41/45 somewhere in Germany. The disc seems quite interesting. I have several questions:
A) The model is IMO extraordinary because of its shape (I have seen several of these 'prisoner' discs but they were of the regular square type). Why is this of the regular German ID-disc type?
B) Why was this a unit 'z.b.V. ("z******252;m besonderen Verwendung") literally translated 'for a specific purposes'?
C) Can anybody help me in identifying this camp? Any clue would be great!!
All reactions are VERY welcomed...
Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
Coco
I got this German ID-disc - stamped: 'Oflag XIII B Teillager z.b.V.' - from a person who told me that it originated from a Dutch Lt. Col. who had been imprisoned during the years 41/45 somewhere in Germany. The disc seems quite interesting. I have several questions:
A) The model is IMO extraordinary because of its shape (I have seen several of these 'prisoner' discs but they were of the regular square type). Why is this of the regular German ID-disc type?
B) Why was this a unit 'z.b.V. ("z******252;m besonderen Verwendung") literally translated 'for a specific purposes'?
C) Can anybody help me in identifying this camp? Any clue would be great!!
All reactions are VERY welcomed...
Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
Coco
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