RAD-Gebirgsjäger Ski

[Waldmann]

The skis are going to be mine

[MAP]

Cool! (no pun intended )

[BOB COLEMAN]

Interesting set of old skis from the period but how do you ascribe them to the RAD? The organization did not have a gebersjaeger section but members could compete in ski competitions.

[Waldmann]

Source : Die Notgemeinschafte nr.4 seite 4

[Wilhelm Saris]

Source : Die Notgemeinschafte nr.4 seite 4

Interesting information. Such units are not mentioned at all in the RAD-Verordnungsblatt.
In what year this should be?

[BOB COLEMAN]

Gebergsbrigade makes more sense than the title of gebergsjaeger.

[bigmacglenn]

I understand these RAD Units were assembled in 1944-45 in a Last-Ditch Attempt to defend the Alpine Passes/Alpen-Festung...Most were captured by US Troops while on the march to their destination...The OKW War Diary makes brief mention of such "Ad Hoc" Units...
cheers, Glenn

[Waldmann]

Interesting information. Such units are not mentioned at all in the RAD-Verordnungsblatt.
In what year this should be?

Dear Mr Saris. My data about the post J took my informations (Hierl sanctioned the formation on 29.3.1945).
J have no acces to the data, J'll PM You.
Best Regards, Respect
Waldemar

[Waldmann]

Question for an expert: how do you call a shooter from a mountain unit ? (source, please)

[HPL2008]

Question for an expert: how do you call a shooter from a mountain unit ?

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "shooter".

A mountain infantryman specifically is a Gebirgsjäger. The term is often misunderstood to refer to any member of the mountain troops, but this is incorrect:

The mountain elements of all service branches were collectively referred to as Gebirgstruppe [mountain troops].

Apart from the Gebirgsjäger, these also included the Gebirgspioniere [mountain engineers], the Gebirgsartillerie [mountain artillery] and the Gebirgsnachrichtentruppe [mountain signals].

However, those are all army terms; I doubt they were used by these late-war RAD units.