RAD Medical Insignia

[Paul R]

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?

REgards

Paul

[Paul R]

Reverse

[Guest Rick Research]

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.

[Paul R]

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!

[Guest Rick Research]

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!

[Paul R]

How big was the RAD organization? I would think that there would be as many RAD insignia sets as HJ!

[Laurence Strong]

Nice set

Here's a bit on the Reichsarbeitdienst

http://www.feldgrau.com/rad.html

[Paul R]

Nice set

Thanks Larry!! I have never been told that one before!

[Transpspeer]

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?

REgards

Paul

Dear 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

[Paul R]

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?

[Transpspeer]

Transpspeer,

Thank you for the information. Which strap are you referring to?

Both straps, PaulR.

[Paul R]

So both straps are for the same rank?

[Transpspeer]

So both straps are for the same rank?

Exactly. From Truppfuhrer to Unterfeldmeister - Heilgehilfe. If you want I can post another ranks.

[Paul R]

I would like to see other ranks. If they are Medical, please put them here. If they are not medical, please start another thread.

Regards

Paul

[Transpspeer]

I would like to see other ranks. If they are Medical, please put them here. If they are not medical, please start another thread.

Regards

Paul

O'key, here you go. The second is the equivalent in General Branch.

Arbeitslagerarzt - Feldmeister

Arbeitsfeldarzt - Oberfeldmeister

Arbeitsarzt - Arbeitsfuhrer

Oberarbeitsarzt - Oberarbeitsfuhrer

Oberstarbeitsarzt - Oberstarbeitsfuhrer

Generalarbeitsarzt (Sep 1938) - Generalarbeitsfuhrer.

[Laurence Strong]

Not medical and in German, the only RKT with the RAD

http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/R...-Startseite.htm

Would love to know what the write up says, He won quite a rack of awards

Edited December 22, 2007 by Laurence Strong