Under the Nazi regime Jewish people were forced to wear identifiers such as Star of David armbands or badges. The badges were often sewn onto a person’s clothing either on the arm, chest, back, or all of those places.

When and Where was the Jewish Badge Imposed? White armband with a Star of David embroidered in blue thread, worn by Dina Offman from 1939 until 1941 while in the ghetto in Stopnica, Poland.

Under the Nazi regime, Jewish people were forced to wear identifiers such as armbands, or badges in the shape of the Star of David. The intention was to further embed the Nazi ideology that Jewish people were different from everyone else, …

The most recent usage of yellow badges was during World War II, when Jews living in Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe were ordered to wear a yellow Star of David to keep their Jewish identity disclosed to the public in the years leading up to the Holocaust.

Almost everywhere under Nazi rule Jews were forced to purchase and wear a six-pointed star of David whenever they appeared in public. The yellow or blue star was worn on an armband or pinned on a shirt or coat.

On November 23, 1939, Hans Frank, the Nazi Governor-General of occupied Poland, decreed that all Jews in Poland over the age of 10 were required to designate themselves as Jewish by wearing a white arm badge with a blue Star of David whenever they went out in public.

As a teenager, Fritz Gluckstein had to start wearing a yellow Star of David badge in Nazi Berlin. Across Europe, Nazi officials forced Jews to wear badges or armbands as a means of segregating and humiliating them.

On 23 November 1939 Hans Frank, the Nazi Governor-General of occupied Poland, decreed that all Jews in Poland over the age of 10 were to wear a white badge with a blue Star of David on their right arm.

2025年2月28日 · Among the 8,000 headstones, there were probably several other Star of David headstones marking the final resting places of American Jewish troops who died on nearby battlefields fighting the...

A Star of David was used by the Nazis during the Holocaust to identify Jews. If a Jew was found without wearing the Star, they could be severely punished and subjected to beatings and sometimes even death. There were two different colors of the Stars.