R over S (RIZNICKA STRAZA)
the reverse retaining an intact paper liner and stamped with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/70” for Franz Otto
circumscribed by “HOU EN TROU” (“LOYAL AND TRUE”)
facilitating a flush fit with the wearer’s face
the tab with fourteen rows of two holes each for length adjustment and marked "90" in pencil
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