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Summer 2022 Militaria Auction
Lot 284:
RAD Group Staff Administration Sleeve Badge (Verwaltung)
The basis of the RAD, "Reichs Arbeitsdienst" (National Labor-service), dates back, at least, to 1929 with the formation of the AAD, "Anhalt Arbeitsdienst" (Anhalt Labor-service), and the FAD-B, "Freiwillingen Arbeitsdienst-Bayern" (Volunteer Labor-service [of]-Bavaria).Shortly after Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor, on January 30th, 1933, the NSDAP consolidated these, and other labor organizations, into the NSAD, "Nationalsozialist Arbeitsdienst" (National-socialist Labor-service) – a national labor service.
In June of 1935 the NSAD was re-designated RAD. In July of the same year RAD service became compulsory, with all German citizens between 19 and 25 years of age required to enlist for a six month term. This law also decreed that all military conscripts serve a nine month term.
Functional Insignia (Funktionsabzeichen):
Early in 1937 six functional (specialty) insygnia were introduced for wear on the lower left sleeve. They took the form 40mm wide x 45mm high dark green shield with machine-woven. As with the sleeve shields the specialty insigne was in white cotton for enlisted personnel, and aluminum (as in this case) for officers.
Section of field green rayon, upon which is machine woven an dark green shield (a roughly 4,0cm x 4,4cm).Reichs/Gau Group Staff Administration (Verwaltung Reichs-u. Gauleitung Gruppenstab): Small "
W" within larger "
V"
Above the shield is machine woven, in white, "
RADJ" within an inverted triangle, with "
Ges." and "
Gesch., " for "Gesetzlich Geschützt" (By-law Protected), to either side of it, and "
G.&.W." beneath it. The latter is an abbreviation of the manufacturer of the patch:
Gunther & Windrath GmbH, Wuppertal-Unterbarmen.
A rare variation of a National Labor Service patch.
The listing is for the patch only. The photo is illustrative.
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