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03-19-2014 02:35 AM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
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Nice one Jeff, any idea on maker?
Tom
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Walkwolf
I take it this one below is the 1st type, or is it
a lower grade.........?
Neither.
This badge was worn by young women serving in the RADwJ's Kriegshilfsdienst (KHD), a half-year extension of labor service duty proper that was spent working in some capacity that directly or indirectly contributed to the war effort. (For example with public health/welfare services, the armaments industry, public transportation and communicatIon, clerical work for the armed forces etc.)
The badge was typically worn on civilian clothing or - if applicable - the specific duty clothing/uniform that went with that occupation, for example, in case of the railways or postal service.
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I wasn't sure - Thanks for the clarification.........!
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StuG III
Nice one Jeff, any idea on maker?
Tom
Hi Tom, I'm still learning but I think '40' is Berg & Nolte...
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StuG III
I think the "40" would be more likely to indicate year of manufacture than maker, but I could be mistaken. Reason I ask is because I have one with identical markings.
This is not my area of expertise, but I would tend to agree that "40" is the year of manufacture and "U" the maker's mark.
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I believe according to Litlejohn and Angolia in the book "Labor organizations of the Third Reich" "U" de-notes Arbeietsmaid Sonderfurerin or "U" for Unter or lower.. I am still trying to piece this together though and could be absolutely wrong...G
I'd rather be A "RaD Man than a Mad Man "
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Gwar
I believe according to Litlejohn and Angolia in the book "Labor organizations of the Third Reich" "U" de-notes Arbeietsmaid Sonderfurerin or "U" for Unter or lower.. I am still trying to piece this together though and could be absolutely wrong...G
Pure nonsense. Never the sort of rank was included at the reverse. Not
according to regulation anyway, but I doubt the both gentlemen ever
had seen the original publication/regulation from the RAD.
The number included is always the year of manufacturing; the U is the manufacturer,
which I do not know right now. Yes, I remember again, as a short while ago it was also
asked with another RAD badge: the concern Heinrich Ulbricht's Witwe
from Kaufing near Schwanenstadt (this is Austria). Also the official sign is included.
"U" was one of the official manufacturers!
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