Red triangle (badge)

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The red triangle, also known as the red wedge, was a required badge worn by left-wing dissidents incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps during World War Two. An upward-pointing red triangle patch designated prisoners within the jurisdiction of the Wehrmacht, including prisoners of war, spies, and military deserters. An inverted red triangle was worn by political prisoners, including resistance fighters. The red triangle designated communists, liberals, anarchists, Social Democrats, and Freemasons, among others. After the war, the inverted red triangle symbol was reclaimed by anti-fascists in Europe, in a way similar to the reclamation of the pink triangle used to mark gay prisoners. The reclaimed red triangle symbol has been used as the logo of the Association of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime – Federation of Antifascists in Germany and numerous other post-war remembrances and memorial groups. It has also been worn as a lapel pin by left-wing politicians from Belgium, France, and Spain...

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