RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

[Gefreiter otto]

I have recently started a small collection focused on the RDB "Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten" (State League of German Public Officials) that included all the civilian personnel who managed the intricate and highly complex administrative fabric of the Reich.

This organization was established towards the end of 1933, within the NSDAP and its objective was the administrative control of all the state organizations, the so-called Gleichschaltung (synchronization) to serve the interests of the Reich.

I hope you like it, little by little I will put all my pieces.

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

 

RDB membership card started in July 1934 with number 56,836.
At the end of 1942 the RDB had more than 1,800,200 members ...

 

I have not been able to decipher the work of Mr. Albert Otto ... This typeface is very complicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Small photograph of 4.3cm by 6cm,
citizen wearing party insignia and pin
of the SA on the tie in addition to the RDB badge and a tiny reichsbahn pin.

 

 

 

 

 

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

 

Badge with unknown NR marking and code Ges Gesch "gesetzlich geschützt" (legally permitted / protected by law)

 

 

 

 

 

 

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

 

New postcard-size photograph of an RDB member and his family.
The young soldier in the photograph has turned out to be a member of the Volkssturm, specifically a Kompanieführer ( Head of Company )

 

 

 

 

 

 

to be continue...

 

Edited December 22, 2021 by Gefreiter otto

[Scowen]

Some nice pieces you have gathered.  I'm looking forward to seeing more....
 

You may remember this old thread https://gmic.co.uk/topic/48301-reichsbund-deutscher-beamten/#entry446652

 

 

And here is my favourite piece...

 

Cheers

Don

 

 

[Gefreiter otto]

Dear Scowen

Nine years ago I started a similar collection, but the crisis came to Spain and shortly after I had to abandon collecting and sold all the pieces ...

Now I regret it.

As if that were not enough, the server where I had all the photos deleted almost all of them.

 

I got to have an eagle of the first version like the one you show us .....

Now I do not know if one day I will be able to get a similar piece, in these years I have only seen 4 :

-Yours.

-The one I had and sold.

-One for sale in Huesken for an exorbitant price for me and another in Militaria321 also unattainable for my economy.

 

My project with this collection is for two years, I hope to expand it little by little.

 

You also have a WONDERFUL photo of an RDB member, it will be fantastic if he shares it here.

 

Thanks for his input.

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Here you have the RDB identification card of the 2nd model, more attractive and somewhat more elaborate than the first type.

This model appears from 1941 to 1942.

It is a card measuring 13cm by 9.08cm, on cardboard and with a beautiful emblem of the RDB insignia.
 

 

The card belonged to Karl Huster, barely 16 years old and Student.

 

At the end of 1942, the RDB already had more than 1.800.000 members.

 

These cards usually have a single number at the bottom that I don't even know what they meant.

Administrative Region or similar?
So far I have seen these numbers:

1 - Kempten "Gau Westmark" - Dresden "Gau Sachsen"
2 - Auerbach "Gau Sachsen"
3 - Minden "Westfalen-Nord"
10 - Dirschau "Danzig – Westpreußen"
13 - Halle "Gau Sachsen"

 

 

Approximate translation of the document:

This card serves as identification for members of the RDB.
It must be kept with care, its loss must be notified immediately to the RDB
The fraudulent use in the management of social benefits of this identification will be immediately reported to the RDB.
In the event of death, the owner of this card must have the membership fees up to date to enjoy all the social benefits

 

 

to be continue...

Edited December 23, 2021 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Badge marking with 8 (Ferdinand Wagner Pforzheim) and the RZM symbol inside a circle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 24, 2021 by Gefreiter otto

[--dj--Joe]

I appreciate seeing your collection. Very well photographed items.

 

My only example is an M.O.S. marked piece. An example already pictured in the link to the older thread so nothing new from me.

 

Regards, --dj--Joe

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Here you have the RDB identification card of the 1st model

Mitgliedskarte - Identification card / card

Vor und Zuname - Name and Surname

Amtsbezeichnung - Title / Position

Wohnort - Residence / Address

 

 

1937 card with member number: 632078 belonging to Hermann Leister, born 12/01/1885 and assistant to the Post Office.

 

 

 

1940 card with member number: 1421808 belonging to Alois Sommer , born 13/2/1874 and groom (¿ Person riding a horse in front of the carriages ?)

 

 

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The numbered cards of RDB members of the 1st model range from 1936 to 1940, when the color cards of the 2st model were created.

For some unknown reason, the numbers on these cards are not always correlative depending on their date.

We can find a 1937 card with a lower number than a 1936 card ...

 

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Edited December 26, 2021 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

 

RDB member and his family, the man wears traditional costume in Austria called Trachten.

Curiously, he wears an RDB insignia from the first version, a larger eagle with an older design.

The 1st model RDB Insignia is from the early 1930s, without RZM marking, only Ges Gesch. marking (Gesetzlich Geschutz) legally protected.

 

 

 

 

 

EXTREMELY RARE part.

Size: 2.04cm by 1.09cm. versus the 2.02cm by 1.05cm of the 2nd version badges.

Its main characteristics are:
- Larger than the rest of the badges
- Different stripes on each wing, the lines are different on the right wing and the left wing.
- Plumage engraved on neck and wings.
- Strong and short bill with marked nostril
- The claws seem collected and do not come out of the swastika, they end at an angle.
- Rear hitch formed by a metal piece added on the pin and welded to the badge, the rest of the pieces have the pin directly welded.

This piece is larger and the design is more sober.

 

 

 

L&H Bradux paper.

* The first RDB Insignia model that I show is, unfortunately, no longer in my collection.

 

 

Edited January 5, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Scowen]

Sorry for my late reply, I have not had much time over the holidays to get online.

 

Some wonderful items you have & the information is very interesting, thank you.

 

I believe that you wanted me to post my portrait photo here?

 

 

 

 

[Gefreiter otto]

Thank you Mr. Scowen , a magnificent photograph.

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Badge with unknown NR marking and code Ges Gesch "gesetzlich geschützt" (legally permitted / protected by law) in a curious version of buttonhole in German called "Knopfloch Dekoration" or "Knopflochspange"

The RDB badge is very small and its pin usually measures only 1.06 cm, so pinning it on clothing should not be easy.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The option of using a buttonhole on the jacket is very comfortable.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 8, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[--dj--Joe]

Interesting. I had not seen a buttonhole example of this badge before.

 

--dj--Joe

[Gefreiter otto]

Thank you for your words Mr. dj Joe

 

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Membership badge (Tinnie) :

Beamten
Kundgebung
Hermann Neef
Kassel 27/28. 6 1936
RDB GAU KURHESSEN

At the moment I have identified 6 meetings or rallies of the RDB of which there are membership badges :

- 1.Bez. Beamtentreffen Zwickau 14,15/4/1934 RDB
- "Gautagung Hannover RDB 1935 - Erst deutsch dann Beamter"
- RDB Gautreffen D.Pomm. Beamten in Sttetin 6.u.7 apr. 1935
- 1-11-1936 RDB Beamtentreffen in Schleswig-Holstein Lubeck
- Beamten Kundgebung Hermann Heef Kassel 27/28. 6 1936 RDB GAU KURHESSEN
- Pommerchers Beamtentag Stettin 9,11/4/1937 RDB

The insignia is made of green Bakelite, measuring 3.5cm by 5.5cm.

"Polyoxybenzylmethylene glycolanhydride", better known as bakelite , was the first plastic made from synthetic components. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. It was developed by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907.

The manufacturer is BEBRIT: Bebrit-Preßstoffwerke GmbH in Bebra, Bebra is a small town in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg in the state of Hesse.
The company used the trade names Bebrit and Rulit for its phenol and urea-formaldehyde resins.

The products included parts for electrotechnical, radio and optical articles, but also fashion accessories and decorative and kitsch objects.

The Manager of the BEBRIT firm was Erich Braun, who joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party NSDAP with number 95,912 and who also became a member of the SA.
Erich Braun founded the local group NSDAP Bebra and was its local group leader.

The number 63 is not identified, the BEBRIT Firm had the license number 22 of of the German Bakelite Manufacturers Codes.

Without a doubt, this is at the moment the Best piece of my Collection.

Cheers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hermann Neef (born September 2, 1904 in Templin ; † November 18, 1950 in Berlin ) was a German chief customs secretary and member of the Reichstag at the time of National Socialism .
Neef joined the NSDAP (membership number 9.249) in the early 1920s and became a member of the SA in 1923 .

From October 1933 until the end of the war, he was also leader RDB with title of Reichsbeamtenführer.

 

Edited January 14, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[--dj--Joe]

Very well presented information.

A day badge I have not seen before. I will check through my day badges but do not recall having an RDB example.

 

Thank you sir for sharing.

 

--dj--Joe

[Gefreiter otto]

I would greatly appreciate any information about the RBD, I've only been with this collection for a few months and there is much to discover.

 

Here you can see some TINNIES of the RDB

 

 

Thanks so much for looking.

 

Raul

Edited January 14, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Postcard with special postmark by the  Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes ("Winter Relief of the German People"), commonly known by its abbreviated form Winterhilfswerk WHW.

 

Bautzem Beamten Sammeln Fur Das WHW (Bautzen officials collect for the WHW)

7/2/1943

 

"RINCOPYN" was the official name of a medicinal product marketed in Germany before World War II.

The Rincopyn was a product that was obtained from the water of the Rincón fountain, coming from a well-known source in the Canary Islands, and who obtained it was a Spanish-German company.

Its distribution was basically done in two formats: liquid and pills. 

Who had patented the Rincopyn preparation was Dr. Otto Dittes in the 1930s.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Scowen]

Very interesting!  Thank you once again.

[Gefreiter otto]

Thank you for yours kind words Mr. Scowen

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Badge marking M1/151 Rudolf Schanes , Wien
 

 

 

This manufacturer stands out for marking the Eagle's eye.

 

 

 

 

 

The Z of the RZM logo does not have a crossbar.

 

This piece has a crooked welded safety pin.

 

 

 

This allows us to see the weld and the notch where the safety pin lines up.

 

Edited February 3, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

 

Postcard printed by NS volkswirtschaft by Hermann Neef , head of department for civil servants.

1933/34 Winter Relief Campaign.

 

The NS Volkswohlfahrt (NSV)—National Socialist Social Welfare—was a welfare organization active during the Third Reich

 

 

The Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (translatable into English as "Winter Relief of the German People"), commonly known by its abbreviated form Winterhilfswerk WHW, was an annual campaign carried out by the NS Volkswohlfahrt to help finance works charity.
 

 

 

 

This image, I think is the first official image of the RDB Leader.

 

Edited February 15, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Badge marking M.O.S Matthias. Oeschsler & Sohn, Ansbach (M1/14)

This eagle has a short beak topped at the top by cere , a waxy structure which covers the base of the bills of some bird species from a handful of families including raptors.

 

 

 To highlight the protuberance or wax on the beak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

The RDB badge is a modest piece, but very varied...

When I have more eagles, I will take comparative photos, it will be very interesting.

 

RDB markings

- M1/14 Matthias. Oeschsler & Sohn, Ansbach

- Logo M.O.S Matthias. Oeschsler & Sohn, Ansbach

 

- M1/34 Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen RARE

- KW logo Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen

 

- M1/63 Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid

- Steinhauer & Luck logo

 

- M1/151 Rudolf Schanes, Wien

- M1/152 Franz Jungwirth, Wien RARE

- M1/154 Unknown

- M1/155 Schwertner & Cie, Eggenberg b. graz RARE

- NR Unknown

- RZM 5 Walter Simon- Dresden RARE

- RZM 8 Ferdinand Wagner, Pforzhein

- 11 RZM C. Balmberger, Nuremberg RARE

- RZM 75 Otto Schickle, Pforzheim RARE

- A F.W. Assmann & Söhne RARE

 

* the RARE mark represents the most difficult manufacturers to find.

* Marked in green the markings that I already have.

Edited February 23, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Scowen]

Very interesting.  I shall keep a look out for ones that you do not have.

 

Cheers

Don

[Gefreiter otto]

Thanks for your interest Mr. Scowen ¡ I go slowly, according to my economy.

 

Soon I will show my latest acquisitions in more detail ....

RDB Almanac and Insignia with marking M1/63 Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 5, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Almanach der Deutsche Beamten 1935

Book size of 19 X 25 cm, with 208 pages, Berlin publisher: Verlag Beamtenpresse, (1934).
First edition. December 17, 1934
Linen hardcover, cover illustrated in color.

The cover depicts a painting by Professor Horn showing Hitler, Hans Heinrich Lammers, Hermann Neef, and other Nazi officials during the dedication of the Reich Chancellery flag on October 27, 1933.

Frontispiece portraits in b/w of Hitler and Reich Minister Wilhelm Frick with their signatures in facsimile.

Foreword by Reich Minister Dr. Frick

Roll of honor (The dead of November 9, 1923 Munich Feldherrnhalle)

25-page section of a 1935 calendar.

Written article Gauleiter Reichsstatthalter Sprenger: “The development of the official National Socialist movement”

Written article Hermann Neef (head office manager of the main office for officials of the Reich leadership of the NSDAP and Reich administrator of the Association of German Reich Officials): “The development of the system of official organization to National Socialism”

Josef Reusch: “The organizational and social thought of the Association of German Reich Officials”

Hans Hohnfeldt (head of the main office for officials in the Reich directorate of the NSDAP): “The main office for officials in the Reich directorate of the NSDAP” -

Heinrich Lammers: “State leadership in the Third Reich”

Josef Buchhorn (Gauamtsleiter for press and culture at the Gau Kurmark of the NSDAP) “Great Officials”

Other articles:
The history of the movement of NS officials in the districts
The labor service as a school for German civil servants
The official residences
Objectives and tasks of the official Nazi press
The racial will of National Socialism in legislation
The development of civil service law in the National Socialist state

Photos showing portraits of Hermann Göring, Generaloberst Werner von Blomberg, Constantin Freiherr von Neurath, Rudolf Heß, and others, as well as images of Hitler at Nazi rallies and other mass gatherings, etc.

Section with small photographs of the 50 most important officials accompanied by brief biographies.

Full page photos such as: "Hermann Neef with the Führer in Berchtesgaden /

The RDB almanac is a corporate book with a lot of information related to this organization, with a calendar, statistics, propaganda, internal organization chart, promotional photographs, lists of political leaders, information on each Gau, meeting schedule, etc...

 

 

 

Hermann Neef, Reichsbeamtenführer of the RDB, head of the Academy of Administration in Berlin, and head of the Public Services Office in the Reich Directorate.

 

 

 

 

Propaganda of the newspaper Nationalsozialistische Beamten-Zeitung (N.S.B.Z.) "National-Socialist Official Gazette".
The N.S.B.Z. It was the official newspaper of the public servants of the Reich, 24 issues were printed each year.

 

Edited March 9, 2022 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

RDB Collection by Gefreiter Otto

Badge M1/63 Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid.

 

This eagle has a short thick beak, the crest on the head is slightly wavy.

This badge stands out for its robustness, it is twice as thick as other similar pieces.

If the eagle of the RDB from other manufacturers is only 1 millimeter thick, the part from Steinhauer & Lück is more than 2 mm thick.

 

 

 

The firm Steinhauer & Lück still exists today: https://www.steinlueck.de/

Steinhauer & Luck, Ludenscheid Full License LDO L/16

Other codes and licenses of this manufacturer:

M1/63 Shields and Badges (Decorations and Medals)

M4/49 Belt Buckles

RZM number 4

 

Edited March 25, 2022 by Gefreiter otto