Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag GTRexclude during the battle for Velikiye

during the battle for Velikiye Luki

William Lewis Blennerhassett(named in error "Charles Blennerhassett") was mentioned in "The Zinoviev Letter"

Krupp's marriage was not a happy one

one of which has its original hexagon-shaped nut

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

Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag GTRexclude during the battle for Velikiye(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.