A Second War Polish Pow Id Tag; Stalag Viii C Archive arriving in England on October

arriving in England on October 28

The Battalion sailed July 15

A Spanish Made War Merit Cross

sew-on style

A Second War Polish Pow Id Tag; Stalag Viii C Archive arriving in England on OctoberIn stamped aluminum, 60 x 40mm, poor. Footnote: STALAG VIII C 5284. Stalag VIII C was located in Sagan, in modern Poland, adjacent to Stalag Luft III ofGreat Escape fame. After the Invasion of Poland, it was filled with Polish Prisoners, who shortly after lost their status as POWs and were sent to Labour Camps in violation of the Geneva Convention. In 1940 it was filled with French and Belgian prisonners from the Western Campaign. The numbers were