I.G. Farbenindustrie AG (Elberfeld) – Walter Isenberg

1938 I.G. Farbenindustrie AG Employee ID Card (Ausweis-Karte) – Elberfeld – Walter Isenberg

1. Document Overview

Up for auction is an original pre-WWII German employee identification card (Ausweis-Karte) issued by the major chemical conglomerate I.G. Farbenindustrie AG (Elberfeld) on March 1, 1938. Company: I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft (Elberfeld) Issued To: Walter Isenberg Registration Number: 535 Department: Pharm. 4 (Pharmaceutical Division) Date & Location: Elberfeld, 1 March 1938 Security Features: Integrated metal plaque/element and official plant security (Werkschutz) authorization mark.

2. Card Specifications

Front: Features an original portrait photograph of Walter Isenberg, the printed field “Eigenhändige Unterschrift”, and the holder's handwritten signature. Back: Printed with company details, employee name, registration number (535), department designation (Pharm. 4), date of issue, and the official stamp/signature of the Werkschutz (plant security service). Incorporates a specialized metal plaque used as a physical anti-counterfeiting measure.

3. Historical Context & Significance

I.G. Farben was a central pillar of the Third Reich's economic and military infrastructure, playing a major role in pre-war rearmament and wartime chemical manufacturing (including explosives, synthetic materials, and Zyklon B through a subsidiary company). Issued on March 1, 1938, during a period of rapid industrial militarization and escalating state control, this ID card reflects corporate operations in major German industry immediately prior to the outbreak of World War II.

Following the defeat of Nazi Germany, I.G. Farben was seized and dissolved by Allied authorities, and members of its leadership were indicted for war crimes during the 1947–1948 Nuremberg Trials (I.G. Farben Trial).

4. Historical Note

This identification card records the employment of Walter Isenberg in early 1938. As 1938 marked an acceleration of discriminatory anti-Jewish legislation and economic "Aryanization" policies in Germany, individuals targeted by these laws were increasingly subjected to corporate dismissal, loss of civil rights, forced emigration, or eventual deportation.

Note: This item is offered strictly for historical, educational, scientific, and archival collecting purposes. This listing does not promote or endorse any totalitarian ideologies.

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