Postcard of Nazi Concentration Camp Chart of Prisoner Markings

Front: Reproduction of chart of concentration camp prisoner markings, describing the different colors, symbols and placement. Shapes are mostly triangles, with some circles, as well as Stars of David, colors include red, green, blue, purple, pink and black. The bottom righthand corner shows a prison uniform with the markings in their correct placement. Back: Blank postcard with purple text. A printed on purple stamp of Hitler\u27s profile facing right in the top right corner next to the word \u27Postkarte.\u27 Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: The victims of the concentration camps were not just Jews. Political prisoners (Communists, Social Democrats, etc.); Jehovah’s Witnesses who refused to take an oath of allegiance to Hitler or serve in the Army; Homosexuals; Roma and Sinti; and Asocials including prostitutes, alcoholics, race offenders, etc. aslo had to wear color – specific triangles. The system of identification of prisoners utilizing colored inverted triangles with lettering sewn onto clothing representing prisoner’s alleged crime was first used in 1937-38. Jews were identified by two yellow triangles forming a star; if both triangles were indeed yellow, the prisoner would be marked as a Jew; and if one triangle of another color was surmounted on a yellow triangle, it would mean that the Jew in question would be identified as also being in that category. The colors represent the following: Brown – Roma (Gypsy) Violet – Jehova’s Witness Pink – Homosexual Green – Habitual Criminals Red – Political Prisoner Black – Asocials (prostitutes, criminals, race offenders) Blue – Emigranthttps://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1564/thumbnail.jp