{"product_id":"original-1935-german-freiwillinger-arbeitsdienst-fad-service-id-booklet-named","title":"Original 1935 German Freiwillinger Arbeitsdienst (FAD) Service ID Booklet-Named","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an original and highly collectible \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreiwilliger Arbeitsdienst (FAD)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e service-time identification booklet issued in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1935\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to a German volunteer labor service member. The booklet predates the fully developed wartime labor service system and documents service performed before December 15, 1933, making it an especially desirable early Third Reich-era document.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover is titled:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dienstzeit-Ausweis für Arbeitsdienstwillige, die vor dem 15.12.1933 dem Arbeitsdienst angehörten”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(“Service Time Identification Card for Labor Service Volunteers Who Belonged to the Labor Service Prior to December 15, 1933.”)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe booklet remains complete and contains:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal owner’s photograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMultiple official Berlin labor service stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed recipient information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eService details and labor camp entry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOfficial issue number\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal signatures and endorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly labor service insignia featuring the spade emblem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe identified holder is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerhard Martin Hermann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, born in Berlin in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1915\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with service documented from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11 April 1933 through 5 July 1933\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at an Arbeitsdienstlager (labor service camp). The booklet was officially issued in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBerlin on June 18, 1935\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorically, the Freiwilliger Arbeitsdienst was one of the organizations that evolved into the later Reich Labor Service (RAD). Documents from this transitional period are considerably scarcer than later wartime RAD paperwork and provide an important glimpse into Germany’s labor service programs during the early years of the National Socialist government.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good original condition with expected age toning, handling wear, punched filing holes, and minor edge wear. Photograph remains firmly attached and official stamps are clear and legible. The booklet displays exceptionally well and retains strong historical appeal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43134761828429,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/39F3A4D6-4483-4085-BFD2-0FE9D10511AA.jpg?v=1781628480","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/original-1935-german-freiwillinger-arbeitsdienst-fad-service-id-booklet-named","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}