Paul R Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I have just acquired this selection of RAD Medical insignia. I am not fluent with the RAD, yet I do collect medical insignia. What ranking are these boards? How rare are they?REgardsPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Rick Research Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I don't think I have EVER seen medical R.A.D. insignia before. On the left, despite it being identical in design with the far more lowly Polizei-Wachtmeister (army Unteroffizier) is Unterfeldmeister. Most comparable to a Polizei-Meister, I think. Wore officers' collar patches, so not just a Sergeant-Major--more of a Warrant Officer.On the right, Obertruppf?hrer.Since there were (oddly) only two ranks of R.A.D. sergeants, this would be a Feldwebel AND Oberfeldwebel equivalent.Now you have to find the blue backed collar patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thanks Rick!! I have not seen more than one collar patch in blue! You are saying that I will need to find one EM/NCO and one Officer tab? That can be a tough order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Yup. I got a pair of administrative (green plushy Waffenfarbe) Oberarbeitsf?hrer "Lt Col" field boards and a single matching tab when I was a kid. Must have had that trio 25 years and finally sold them ages ago without ever having found another tab. But then even the NORMAL black insignia have disappeared. My R.A.D. 12 years/ Bavarian WW1 officer medal bar looks really nifty with a set of Arbeitsf?hrer "Major" boards-- but ? 10 years ago the prices for a matching wheat sheaf pair of BLACK tabs was so crazy I never have gotten the matching tabs for display.You're going to havea loooooooong chase for BLUE ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 How big was the RAD organization? I would think that there would be as many RAD insignia sets as HJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Nice set Here's a bit on the Reichsarbeitdienst http://www.feldgrau.com/rad.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Nice set Thanks Larry!! I have never been told that one before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpspeer Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) I have just acquired this selection of RAD Medical insignia. I am not fluent with the RAD, yet I do collect medical insignia. What ranking are these boards? How rare are they?REgardsPaulDear PaulR!These shoulder straps is for Heilgehilfe in Medical Branch of RAD. This rank - Heilgehilfe - is equivalent for ranks from Truppfuhrer to Unterfeldmeister. Edited December 20, 2007 by Transpspeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Hi Larry,I read over that link. Thank you! It is very informative!! It blows my mind that there were actually RAD Flak and infantry units!!Transpspeer,Thank you for the information. Which strap are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpspeer Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Transpspeer,Thank you for the information. Which strap are you referring to?Both straps, PaulR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 So both straps are for the same rank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpspeer Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 So both straps are for the same rank? Exactly. From Truppfuhrer to Unterfeldmeister - Heilgehilfe. If you want I can post another ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 I would like to see other ranks. If they are Medical, please put them here. If they are not medical, please start another thread. RegardsPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpspeer Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I would like to see other ranks. If they are Medical, please put them here. If they are not medical, please start another thread. RegardsPaulO'key, here you go. The second is the equivalent in General Branch.Arbeitslagerarzt - FeldmeisterArbeitsfeldarzt - OberfeldmeisterArbeitsarzt - ArbeitsfuhrerOberarbeitsarzt - OberarbeitsfuhrerOberstarbeitsarzt - OberstarbeitsfuhrerGeneralarbeitsarzt (Sep 1938) - Generalarbeitsfuhrer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 (edited) Not medical and in German, the only RKT with the RADhttp://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/R...-Startseite.htmWould love to know what the write up says, He won quite a rack of awards Edited December 22, 2007 by Laurence Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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