It may be. I decided to poke around and if it wasn't used by Nazis, the idea has thoroughly penetrated the collective consciousness to the point that I can't quickly debunk or prove it via Google. For instance, http://www.amazon.com/Papers-Please-Identity-Documents-Autho... , a book titled "Papers Please: Identity Documents, Permits and Authorizations of the Third Reich". If an author with this level of research is allowed to make the connection, I think I can be permitted it.

Also, historical truth is of dubious value here anyhow, the point I'm making is the word picture being painted, not the veracity of the words being used for the painting.