Title

OST Insignia to Identify Ostarbeiter or "Eastern" Forced Laborer

Authors

Object ID

2022.1.36

Object Name

Patch

Date

4-25-1905

Files

Description

Square patch with blue background and white, capital letters.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

OST forced labor badge identifying the wearer as an Ostarbeiter, or “Eastern” worker- typically Russian or Ukrainian - deported to work in Nazi Germany.

Dimensions

2 x 2"

Keywords

Ostarbeiter

Subcollection

Labor

Recommended Citation

"OST Insignia to Identify Ostarbeiter or "Eastern" Forced Laborer" (1905). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2022.1.36.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1883