Concentration camp badge worn to identify a prisoner as a Jehovah's Witness
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
Creator(s)
- Albert Jahndorf (Subject)
Archival History
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Annemarie and Waltraud Küsserow.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Annemarie and Waltraud Kusserow
Scope and Content
The badge was issued to Albert Jahndorf at Sachsenhausen concentration camp in order to identify him as a Jehovah's Witness prisoner.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The badge is in the shape of a rectangle and is marked with a purple upside-down triangle on the left and the number "46436" on the right.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Jehovah's Witnesses--Nazi persecution.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object
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