Sonderkommando Identification Tag

Creator

• USF Institute for Digital Exploration

Files

Publication Date

9-17-2025

Abstract

This ID tag belonged to a member of the Sonderkommando, a work unit of prisoners in the Nazi death camps. Prisoners in these groups were forced to dispose of victims of the gas chambers during the Holocaust, on the threat of their own lives.

Model Creation Date

02/28/2022

Sponsor/Stakeholder

Holocaust Documentation and Education Center

Keywords

Holocaust (1939-1945), Identification cards, Concentration camps, Sonderkammandos

Alt Text

A 3D model of a circular metal pendant with a Star of David design and the text "Sonderkommando." The pendant has a small hole at the top for hanging. The logos of the University of South Florida's Institute for Digital Exploration and the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center are visible in the top left corner.

Extent

1 3-D Model

Streaming Media

Geographic Location

Broward County (Fla.); Dania Beach (Fla.)

Media Type

Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)

Digitization Specifications

The 3D model was created using the Artec Space Spider structured light scanner and processed in Artec Studio 13 Professional.

Device Name

Artec Space Spider

Processing Software

Artec Studio 13 Professional

Download Size

22MB

Geometry

22.5k Triangles

Format

Digital Only

Materials

1

Note

View on the USF Libraries' Sketchfab Account

Rigged Geometries

No

Scale Transformations

No

Textures

1

UV Layers

Yes

Vertex Colors

No

Vertices

11.3k

Recommended Citation

USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Sonderkommando Identification Tag" (2025). Holocaust Documentation and Education Center 3D Collection. 18.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_hdec/18