WORLD WAR II RAD GROUP

WORLD WAR II RAD GROUP
A great group of material related to the Reichsarbeitdienst or Reich Labor Service (RAD) which was created in 1933 to simultaneously combat unemployment in Germany and promulgate Nazi ideology. Separated into units for men and women, the RAD provided civic, agricultural and combat support throughout the war years in all areas of Europe. This lot includes a copy of ‘Arbeitsmanner zwischen Bug und Wolga' (‘Workers between the Bug and Volga Rivers') by Hans Look and Hans Fischer (Berlin: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1943), 72pp. softcover, a propaganda piece containing reports and photographs of the youngest age group of the RAD deployed, along with the German military during the Eastern Front offensive in the Russian Campaign of 1941, documenting their work in supporting the military, repairing streets, bridges, railways, guarding prisoners, and so forth. Includes dozens of original deckle edged photographs of varying sizes, two patches, an RAD passbook, several booklets, and more. Condition varies but overall very good.