Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag Hold Commander of the 234th Infantry

Commander of the 234th Infantry Division and Pour-le-Merite recipient: Second Class set of insignia with Swords

A Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland (Association for German Cultural Relations Abroad) membership pin (Type VI)

where crated aircraft

senior warrant officers (typically in command positions at the rank of CW5)

95 and weighing 21

Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag Hold Commander of the 234th Infantry(Kriegsgefangener Erkennungsmarke). Constructed of zink, with three suspension loops, the obverse bearing a double stamped inscription of STALAG 344 and an identification number of 31018, otherwise unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), with age appropriate wear evident, in overall better than very fine condition. Footnote: Formerly Stalag VIII B and renamed Stalag 344 in 1943, this facility had a lengthy history of hosting prisoners of war.