Germany, RAD. A Model 1939 Service Tunic, Arbeitsdienstgruppe 271 Baden GTRexclude including aluminum

including aluminum

It is rather crudely made

loss of finish to the nickel-plated elements

This regiment differed from similar forces raised in other parts of the British Empire in that it formed an integral part of the regular British Army

with material fatigue evident throughout the rayon and wire

Germany, RAD. A Model 1939 Service Tunic, Arbeitsdienstgruppe 271 Baden GTRexclude including aluminum(Reichsarbeitsdienst Dienstrock M39). A very well preserved Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) Model 1939 service tunic, constructed of olive drab wool. It features a turned down collar which is topped by a layer of smooth brown wool, and flanked on each side by tabs constructed of black rayon and bearing machine embroidered silver grey insignia, reflecting ranks Vormann Untertruppfhrer (late pattern), and measuring 35 mm (w) x 70 mm (l).