Interested in becoming a walking smart tattoo

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In 1945 when Germany surrendered, SS men were considered a "special type" of prisoner and held longer in postwar confinement than regular German soldiers.

So, many of the SS men dressed in ordinary German uniforms and tried to hide themselves among prisoners who had been members of the regular German military.

But they all had a tattoo, near their armpit.  Because of this, there were examinations of prisoners' arms to find the SS men attempting to evade detection:



This individual was pulled off a train during a search.  He was pretending to be a civilian.

Lesson is that identifying marks like tattoos can serve many purposes, some of which the bearer cannot imagine.

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