Identification tag

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: June 30, 1940-September 1944 (indexed as 1940–1944)
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Scope & content: Flat metal identification tag engraved with Stalag number and prisoner number on one side. A small hole on the left side allowed for it to be hung around the neck. Originally one of two joined, identical pieces. Reverse side is unmarked. The tag was originally composed of 2 separate pieces: one was to be sent to the family upon the death of the prisoner and the other kept by military administration. Narrative: Found on the site of Stalag XII F sub-camp Johannis-Bannberg (Ban Saint-Jean) by local historian Gabriel Becker. An estimated 22,000 Soviet prisoners of war died there of malnutrition and exhaustion between 1941 and 1944.
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