Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag GTRexclude inscribed "DAS REICH VNTER ADOLF

inscribed "DAS REICH VNTER ADOLF HITLER" above and engraver marked "K GOETZ" (Karl Goetz) below the map

consisting of two field-grey doeskin wool straps

par Décret du dix sept avril mil neuf cent vingt / Le Président de la République Française a conféré à Gray

Pechmann managed the newly established Department of Gewerbekunst (Commercial/Industrial Art) at the Bavarian National Museum

one of which has its original hexagon-shaped nut

Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag GTRexclude inscribed "DAS REICH VNTER ADOLF(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.