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Finding Aid for the Holocaust Badges collection 2020.008.h.r
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Armbands

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Nazi concentration camp badges, primarily triangles, were part of the system of identification in camps. Beginning in 1937 to 1938, the SS created a system marking prisoners. Sewn onto uniforms or armbands, the color-coded badges identified the reason for an individual's incarceration. These mandatory badges had specific meanings indicated by their color and shape.
Note - The following are reproductions of the badges worn across German-occupied Europe.
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Asocial Prisoner Armband

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Convict Prisoner Armband

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I.G. Farben Armband

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Homosexual Prisoner Armband

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Jehovah's Witness Prisoner Armband

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Jewish Convict Prisoner Armband

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Jewish Political Prisoner Armband

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Judengericht Armband

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Oswiecim Armband

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Political Prisoner Armband

 

Yellow Star

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In late fall 1939, the Nazis mandated that Polish Jews must affix a badge to their clothing so they could be readily distinguished from non-Jews. Initially, Jews were required to wear the Yellow Badge as an armband, but later the Nazis mandated that is had to be sewn on the left side of their clothing. The Yellow Star made Jews an easy target for descrimination and verbal and physical abuse. Subsequently, Jews in Germany and throughout most of German-occupied Europe were required to wear the badge.
Note - The following are reproductions of the badges worn across German-occupied Europe.
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Yellow Star

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Armbands
Yellow Star
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