Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Allied POW Stalag VIII C ID Tag Auction and is commemorated on page

and is commemorated on page 431 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance

for an act of bravery with serious personal risk

measuring 4 cm (w) x 99 cm (l)

The Sharifian Order of Military Merit was instituted on 7 August 1910 and was awarded to military personnel in times of war or on active service and for gallantry under fire

obverse centre in silver inscribing Arabic lettering

Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Allied POW Stalag VIII C ID Tag Auction and is commemorated on pageIn stamped aluminum, measures 60 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), impressed STALAG VIIIC No. 71586, slots through the middle and three holes in the corner, rust and some pitting present, near very fine. Footnote: Stalag VIII C was located in Sagan, in modern Poland, adjacent to Stalag Luft III of Great 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