inscribed “Opes regum corda subditorum” (Latin - The deeds of the Kings win the hearts of their subjects)
with Warwick taking off aboard the ANEC IV Missel Thrush G-EBPI at 9:21:54
raised platform in off-white felt with recessed medal beds for the badge
The armband was only worn during active policing duties and returned to the Feldgendarmerie issuing authority on completion of the service
with a silver hallmark stamp of “FV” for Ferdinand Vogel
Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Allied POW Stalag VIII C ID Tag visually-hidden inscribed “Opes regum corda subditorum”In stamped aluminum, measures 60 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), impressed STALAG VIIIC No. 71586, slots through the middle and three holes in the corner, rust and some pitting present, near very fine. Footnote: Stalag VIII C was located in Sagan, in modern Poland, adjacent to Stalag Luft III of Great Escape fame. After the Invasion of Poland, it was filled with Polish Prisoners, who shortly after lost their status as POWs and were sent to Labour Camps in