Identification tag from the crematorium at Buchenwald
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Tag issued under the Nazi regime to be used for identification purposes of a deceased victim.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helga Epstein
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
-
Labels
- Object Type
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Name tags (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Toe-tag; semi-circular, embossed "5/3. SS[letters] - TST/045/ROCK GRAU", hole at top.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.180 inches (2.997 cm) | Width: 1.610 inches (4.089 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The identification tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Helga Epstein, a friend of Roy E. Cross.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-08 14:28:10
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8610
