Holocaust & German Persecutions

Ultra Scarce Named Original Inmate Jacket of a Polish Political Prisoner With Number 79158

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Estimated price: $5,000 - $8,000

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We offer for auction this ultra scarce named and original inmate jacket used either in KL Auschwitz or in KL Buchenwald, the two camps where the owner was imprisoned. This jacket is a summer type one, with drillich type fabric with legit white and blue stripes used in German concentration camps. The jacket is complete, where we can see the Winkel (Triangle) in red colour for political prisoners with a "P" handwritten inside in black ink, that stands for "Pole" (Polish), and the white stripe of Kennzeichen with the number 79158 that identified this prisoner inside the camp, probably with number made with a stencil. Jacket in worn condition but with no holes or mothing. Overall condition is excellent and this piece, we can say it’s a textbook example and a museum piece! 100% guaranteed concentration camp period jacket!Information of the prisoner:Wiercioch, BolesÅ‚aw(prisoner number: 134084)born: 1924-03-16, place of birth: Łukawiec, profession: studentFate:August 2, 1943, KL Auschwitz, arrival at the camp2 and transferred to KL Buchenwald in 1944. He survived the camps.******** Shipping from our office in Europe*********