Green metal Werk Kratzau labor camp badge worn by an inmate

Helen H. Waterford is a native of Offenbach, Germany, and a survivor of Auschwitz. Waterford and her first husband were hidden by non-Jews in Amsterdam, Netherlands, during most of the Nazi occupation but were discovered by the Gestapo and taken to Auschwitz where her husband died. She was later moved to Kratzau (a.k.a. Chrastava) concentration camp. After liberation, Waterford and her daughter emigrated to the United States. In 1979 she began lecturing to audiences about her experiences during the Holocaust. Waterford presently resides in Chula Vista, California. 

The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Helen Waterford. 

Green metal Werk Kratzau labor camp badge worn by an inmate 

overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) 

Green painted identification pin impressed Werk Kratzau issued to Helen Waterford at Kratzau-Chrastava labor camp, a satellite camp of Gross Rosen concentration camp, where she was interned from October 1944 until May 1945. 

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Five sided silver colored metal badge, square with a pointed, triangular top, a blue-green painted recessed field, and a central equilateral triangle enclosing a circle above the German words Werk Kratzau. A safety pin clasp is inserted horizontally through a plate and soldered on the back. front, raised : Werk / Kratzau