(Stalag IV-A Erkennungsmarke). Constructed of zink, stamped with three suspension loops, the obverse bearing a double stamped inscription of “OFLAG I D, NR. 2196” for Offizierslager IV D Elderhorst, an officers’ subcamp of Stalag IV-A near Hoyerswerda, measuring 60 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), with age-appropriate oxidation evident, in overall better than very fine condition.
Footnote: Offizierslager IV D Elderhorst was established in June 1940 as an officers’ subcamp of Stalag IV-A, housing primarily British and Commonwealth, French, Belgian, and Yugoslav prisoners of war.

