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Kr.Gef./L.G.K.VIII
I would like to present one of mine more interesting dog tags:
It's a Kriegsgefangen Luftgaukommando VIII (Wehrkreis Breslau) dog tag.
As far as I know those dog tags were used in Stalag Luft III and Stalag Luft VIIIB. There is a discussion going on to whom it belonged: to the allied pilot POW's or to the Luftwaffe camp personel?
All opinions are welcome.
Bestreg.
kindzjal
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10-17-2011 06:28 PM
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Re: Kr.Gef./L.G.K.VIII
Well is there any concrete reason to believe a German-type disc would ever be issued to a prisoner? I expect the reason there's some question is that the marking does seem to suggest the 'unit' is 'POWs' of Luftgaukommando VIII. I would think though it might lead to very unwanted confusion were a POW to wear a German-type disc particularly when so many varied people did during the war- from foreign labourers to children. Doubtless the rectangular form came into being at some particular time- any idea when that was?
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Re: Kr.Gef./L.G.K.VIII
Well how about that- since they're not German, I never really look at POW discs and have only knowingly seen the rectangular ones. It's certainly rather easier to see the one you first posted as a general POW from LGKVIII as opposed to one from specifically this camp or that.
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Well luckily the oval ones don't look very realistic- even if I hadn't seen the originals, I wouldn't like those one bit. And now we have another couple of fonts to add to the bad list- anything else made with those, if they haven't been used already, are going to be recognizable Take that scumbag fakers LOL
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