us-005578-irn81192-irn12299
type: RecordSet
archival history: The forced labor badge was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Square yellow cotton badge with a dyed purple border and a purple P in the center, that is worn in a diamond orientation.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: approximately 1940-1945
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn12299
is or was included in: us-005578-irn81192
record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Forced labor badge, yellow with a purple P and a purple border, that would be worn to identify a Polish forced laborer in Nazi Germany. German regulations required the workers to wear the badge with the purple band visible around the P on the right chest to keep them separate from the German populace. During the German occupation of Poland, 1939-1945, many non-Jewish Polish people were sent to Germany as conscript labor for civilian labor details on farms and factories. Workers sometimes volunteered for the forced labor service, but the majority were forcibly recruited and conditions worsened as the war continued. The German work force was depleted by the war and unpaid foreign workers were needed to keep the economy functioning.
title: Forced labor badge, yellow with a purple P, to identify a Polish forced laborer