A Second War Polish Pow Id Tag; Stalag Viii C Newly Listed For the next five days

For the next five days

to which is attached

cased Grand Cross set of insignia

hallmarked "A" and "FR" for the Austrian court jeweller Friedrich Rothe

Silver Grade (silvered war materials

A Second War Polish Pow Id Tag; Stalag Viii C Newly Listed For the next five daysIn stamped aluminum, 60 x 40mm, poor. Footnote: STALAG VIII C 5284. Stalag VIII C was located in Sagan, in modern Poland, adjacent to Stalag Luft III ofGreat 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 violation of the Geneva Convention. In 1940 it was filled with French and Belgian prisonners from the Western Campaign. The numbers were