Ranks and insignia of the Reichsarbeitsdienst were
paramilitary
A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carr ...
ranks used by the
Reich Labour Service
The Reich Labour Service (''Reichsarbeitsdienst''; RAD) was a major organisation established in Nazi Germany as an agency to help mitigate the effects of unemployment on the German economy, militarise the workforce and indoctrinate it with Nazi ...
.
Rank structure
Rank insignia 1943-1945
Chevrons
Used in 1940
File:RAD-Obertruppfuhrer-patch.svg, Obertruppführer
File:RAD-Truppfuhrer-patch.svg, Truppführer
File:RAD-Untertruppfuhrer-patch.svg, Untertruppführer
File:RAD-Hauptvormann-patch.svg, Hauptvormann
File:RAD-Obervormann-patch.svg, Obervormann
File:RAD-Vormann-patch.svg, Vormann
Pay of the ''Stammpersonal''
Mean annual pay for an industrial worker was 1,459 Reichsmark 1939, and for a privately employed
white-collar worker
A white-collar worker is a person who performs professional, desk, managerial, or administrative work. White-collar work may be performed in an office or other administrative setting. White-collar workers include job paths related to government, ...
2,772 Reichsmark.
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References
Notes
Cited literature
* ''Deutsches Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I, 1867-1945.''
ited as RGBl I*
{{Ranks, uniforms and insignia of Nazi Germany
Nazi paramilitary ranks
External links
The German Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labor Service)