Gwar Posted September 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 17, 2020 Today I would like to share with you the Aermel badge of the female labour service better known as RADwJ, RADwJ stands for Reichsarbeitsdienst der weibliche Jugend (Labor Service of the Reich for the Female Youth / German Third Reich) These were used in identifying the GAU Districts of each 'Bezirk' or group based on location by a numbering system using Roman Numerals, by the end of the war there were at least 34 Bezirks. They all have the same characteristics except the number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted September 17, 2020 An original plate describing the new Aermelabzeichen and the tanslation.. Aermel badge of the labour service for the female youth. The symbol is pre-emanating. which we see as a new badge of the labour service for the female, youth, the design was made by the painter and graphic artist Ergon Jantke. The midfield is brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted September 17, 2020 Two of the most widely encountered reproductions are 'L.S. 4' for the Lager School 4 and 'XXVIII" These have a brown background and threads that look silver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted September 17, 2020 Placed in the center between known original examples is the fake, it should be easy to spot the difference in material alone, the 'Fake' is more of a Rayon-Nylon type material and not close to the original cotton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted September 17, 2020 By looking we can witness the modern process and how it has a ribbing in the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted September 17, 2020 When looking at the originals, the center white disk has a tight weave, the fake has holes left over from the embroidery process from the fakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted September 17, 2020 So please don't fall into that trap, accept only the originals... Till next time, G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Collector Posted September 17, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 17, 2020 I think this is a very good posting especially for the newer collectors.Good concise information!Thank you for not bringing up the UV light,I believe to many collectors put too much reliance on them for determining fakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted September 20, 2020 Thanks Jack the Collector, I will keeps my comments on UV light to myself.. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packratt713 Posted June 25, 2021 Share #10 Posted June 25, 2021 Great info! Thanks for posting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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