RAD armband WWII German Reichsarbeitdienst

WWII German RAD reproduction 2 pc. armband, center section w/printed design and sewn onto armband. Recently purchased a large collection of armbands, so this is your chance to have a very rare item.

The Reich Labor Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst; RAD) was a major organisation established in Nazi Germany as an agency to help mitigate the effects of unemployment on the German economy, militarize the workforce and indoctrinate it with Nazi ideology. It was the official state labor service, divided into separate sections for men and women.

From June 1935 onward, men aged between 18 and 25 may have served six months before their military service. During World War II compulsory service also included young women and the RAD developed to an auxiliary formation which provided support for the Wehrmacht armed forces.