State Museum at Gross Rosen collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn6783
• English
• overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm)
• Updated 12 months ago

Blue and white striped uniform jacket with a prisoner number and red triangle badge from Gross-Rosen concentration camp. Upon entry into camp, prisoners’ clothes were often confiscated, and they were issued uniforms. Men received a cap, pants, and a jacket, while women received a dress or skirt with a jacket and kerchief for their head. Prisoners received an identification number, which was often paired with a color-coded triangular badge. Red was for political prisoners, and the “P” on the badge indicates the prisoner was Polish. Most uniforms were made in larger camps such as Dachau, Sach...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn6784
• English
• overall: Height: 25.500 inches (64.77 cm) | Width: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm)
• Updated 12 months ago

Blue and white striped uniform pants from Gross-Rosen concentration camp. Upon entry into camp, prisoners’ clothes were often confiscated, and they were issued uniforms. Men received a cap, pants, and a jacket, while women received a dress or skirt with a jacket and kerchief for their head. Prisoners received an identification number, which was often paired with a color-coded triangular badge. Red was for political prisoners, and the “P” on the badge indicates the prisoner was Polish. Most uniforms were made in larger camps such as Dachau, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbrück, and were then conti...