UNUSUAL GERMAN WWII BADGE for POLISH WORKER from LITZMANNSTADT in POLAND
German WWII badge for Polish workers from Litzmannstadt in Poland. This handmade badge is crafted from bronze with gold plating.
CONDITION: Very good condition for its age. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. Passed down through a Jewish emigree family in the USA, Sacramento, California (originally from Lodz-Litzmannstadt, Poland); 2. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 34 x 43 x 5 mm.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $100 - $400 (significantly lower than today's market price).
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, the same badge (but in cloth version) was sold on eBay for $350 - please refer to the screenshot for details.
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HISTORY: Ostarbeiter (German: lit. 'Eastern worker') was a Nazi German designation for foreign slave workers gathered from occupied Central and Eastern Europe to perform forced labor in Germany during World War II. The Germans started deporting civilians at the beginning of the war and began doing so at unprecedented levels following Operation Barbarossa in 1941. They apprehended Ostarbeiters from the newly formed German districts of Reichskommissariat Ukraine, General government Distrikt Galizien, and Reichskommissariat Ostland. These comprised German occupied POLAND and the conquered territories of the Soviet Union. According to Pavel Polian over 50% of Ostarbeiters were formerly Soviet subjects originating from the territory of modern-day Ukraine, followed by Polish women workers, approaching 30%. Among the Eastern workers were ethnic Ukrainians, Poles, Belarusians, Russians, Tatars, and others. Estimates of the number of Ostarbeiter range between 3 million and 5.5 million.

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