Stalag x iii b

[Matt L]

I only have one or two PoW dog tags, this one is from Stalag 318 VIIIF but not very tarnished/corroded or rusted just light patina. I presume they were all made from same type of metal?

[A

Possibly- zinc is a common material for discs and tags in general; the other would be aluminum, but I don't know if it was used for POW tags or not. Zinc especially can have many different appearances, depending on the microenvironments of the particular soil in which it's buried, half-buried or whatever the case may be.

[Stacez]

STALAG X III B
Nr. 15 764
Weiden / Oberpfalz
Thomas

This one belonged to the soldier listed in the entry No. 370: