Luftwaffe boards help needed

[kradman]

Picked up these black piped boards does anyone know what the sewn number/letter ? bits mean, thank you for any help

[CBH]

I believe the "S" stands for School , but I'm not sure what the "I" stands for , I've seen a similar one marked "KS" for Kriegsschule (Aerial Warfare School). Hope it helps .

[HPL2008]

It's not "IS", but "LS". No school connection: "LS" means "Luftschutz" [Air Raid Protection].

In 1942, the Sicherheits- und Hilfsdienst (SHD) [Security- and Aid Service] was disbanded. Its stationary units made up the newly-formed Luftschutzpolizei [Air Raid Protection Police], whereas the mobile units were absorbed into the Luftwaffe as motorisierte Luftschutzeinheiten [Motorized Air Raid Protection Units], which had the status of a special formation of the Luftwaffen-Baueinheiten [Air Force Construction Units] and thus wore the black branch color for the construction branch.

[Gunny Hartmann]

It's not "IS", but "LS". No school connection: "LS" means "Luftschutz" [Air Raid Protection].

In 1942, the Sicherheits- und Hilfsdienst (SHD) [Security- and Aid Service] was disbanded. Its stationary units made up the newly-formed Luftschutzpolizei [Air Raid Protection Police], whereas the mobile units were absorbed into the Luftwaffe as motorisierte Luftschutzeinheiten [Motorized Air Raid Protection Units], which had the status of a special formation of the Luftwaffen-Baueinheiten [Air Force Construction Units] and thus wore the black branch color for the construction branch.

Thank you for another informative answer Andreas!....

[kradman]

Thank you all , nice to know was something i hadnt seen before