POW Tag

[Bob Hritz]

This is a German issue tag for a prisoner of war from Stalag IXC, located in Bad Sulze, Muhlhausen.

Bob Hritz

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Bob, I have often though of buying an example of a POW tag as I find them an interesting subject. But I know nothing about them, so that has aways put me off from taking the plunge.

I don't know if these are faked, but I would suspect they are as almost everything else is!

Can these be researched at all? I know basic research on the camps themselves will be online but that is all I know.

Cheers, Ade.

[Bob Hritz]

Ade,

I don't know if the POW camp records, kept by the Germans, survived the war. Other than that source, I do not know.

I got one from Stalag 17, which was in a pile of stuff I had bought years ago. When I bought it, I was not aware of what the tag was for and kept no record of the former soldier.

I have also wondered if they could be traced.

Bob Hritz

[Dimas]

For sure Volksbund has entries about stalag dog tags. Bob, the honest one tag you have!

[Bob Hritz]

Here is a POW tag for Stalag 17A, in Osterreich.

Bob Hritz

[Schnaps]

SOme info about Stalag IX C

[kindzjal]

Ade,

I don't know if the POW camp records, kept by the Germans, survived the war. Other than that source, I do not know.

I got one from Stalag 17, which was in a pile of stuff I had bought years ago. When I bought it, I was not aware of what the tag was for and kept no record of the former soldier.

I have also wondered if they could be traced.

Bob Hritz

Yes. There's the Central Museum of Prisoners-of-War in Łambinowice-Opole (Poland) which has a lot of te German POW camp records and is conducting research on it.

Museum in Opole
ul. Minorytów 3, 45-017 Opole
tel./fax +48 77 453 78 72, 453 92 16
e-mail: cmjw@cmjw.pl

Centralne Muzeum Je?ców Wojennych w ?ambinowicach-Opolu"

This website might be helpfull too:

German Stalag Camps

Bestreg,

kindzjal

[bazzaton2712]

Here is a POW tag for Stalag 17A, in Osterreich.

Bob Hritz

bob i have also in my collection/ a same stalag xv11A dog tag number 37270 and i.d p.o.w jewish tags x2 on original string with star of david ..ANY INTEREST AS I WANT TO SELL MY COLLECTION

[Matt L]

Hi Bob, I have often though of buying an example of a POW tag as I find them an interesting subject. But I know nothing about them, so that has aways put me off from taking the plunge.

I don't know if these are faked, but I would suspect they are as almost everything else is!

I rather doubt these are faked- regular Heer and Luftwaffe units aren't hardly, and POW, RAD, etc. are even less-popular so the market is pretty tiny- fakers tend to stick with SS which is still super popular for some reason LOL

You're probably safe going for one.

[kindzjal]

I am sorry but there are fakers who are producing false Stalag/Oflag dog tags too.