Who Wore This Cuff Title?

[Beersheba4thLH]

I'm not familiar with this LW cuff title. Who wore it?

[-Ray-]

I can't make it out but perhaps has to do with LW Feuerwehr or technichians? The collar tabs should be the key?


-Ray-

[herkules]

cuff title

Hi,

as far as I can read it I'd say the second word is :

'Niedersachsen'

the first one could end with .....dienst ...

Regs

Wolf

[herkules]

cuff title

Hi again,

looking at

- his hands, showing some kind of physical work back ground

- his ribbon bar, showing an EK II / WW I

I'd say this gentleman served in a technical state organisation of

'Gau Niedersachsen' assigned to the Lw

The collar tab rank insignia might indicate 'Trupp- or KolonnenFhr'

Regs

Wolf

[-Ray-]

Please show the remainder of the picture if you can manage. Any headgear?


-Ray-

[Beersheba4thLH]

Here's the entire photo:

[-Ray-]

Yup, an old warrior, explains the WW I EK as per "Herkules" observation. He's in a full tilt conventional LW uniform other than those tabs/boards which may reflect some kind of auxiliary oriented staff.

Furthermore, look at those boards, they appear to be the same hue as the tabs and the piping seems white. They're not the standard LW blue as the fliegerblus.
Could I suggest to post a link to this thread on the LW forum for effective exposure please, someone there can probably nail it down.

Thanks for the follow up photo.


-Ray-

[Beersheba4thLH]

Thanks for your input Ray.

The photograph has been posted on the LW Forum on the thread titled "Rarest Lutfwaffe Uniform."

[herkules]

Hi Guys,

just an additional info describing a possible assignment of this individual.

would there be a chance to read the 'cuff title' a bit better ?

wolf

During World War II the German military relied on an extensive network of auxiliary organizations (Wehrmachtsgefolge) to provide ancillary services to support the war effort. Activities done by auxiliary organizations were those that normally fell outside the immediate auspices of the Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS. Organizations officially considered Wehrmachtsgefolge included the Air Protection Warning Service (Luftschutzwarendienst - LSW), the National Air Raid Protection League (Reichsluftschutzbund - RLB), and the Security and Assistance Service (Sicherheits und Hilfdienst). As with many complex organizations there were in some cases obvious overlaps in responsibilities.

In addition to these organizations, others that can also be categorized as auxiliary in nature include those formed from a combination of political and state sponsored groups or activities. These include labor organizations such as the German National Work Service (Reichsarbeitdienst - RAD), motor organizations such as the National Socialist Motor Corps (Nazional Sozialistisch Kraftfahr Korps - NSKK), and the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rote Kreuz - DRK) just to name a few. Activities of Wehrmachtsgefolge organizations generally took place on Germany's home front, although in some cases auxiliary personnel clearly worked within or close to combat zones.

Depending on the organization, auxiliary personnel were assigned a variety of duties including security, fire-fighting, munitions distribution, transportation, construction, air raid defense, and any number of complex duties typically done during wartime. Many of these organizations also included women who served as anti-aircraft support personnel, communication specialists, red cross workers, and civil defense volunteers. As the war continued to drain resources, many Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend - HJ) members were employed in various support roles. These fell within and under the direct supervision of organizations categorized as auxiliary in nature.

[Klaus1989]

sorry to revive this thread, but found it accidentally, when search for something else and read had been posted several places with no clear ID. Better late than never!

This man is member of Wachdienst Niedersachsen, a factory guard unit formed 1941 from older men and a few Dutch volunteers and under Luftwaffe control, also guarded LW facilities. They were merged 1943 with the Westdeutscher Wach- und Schutzdienst to form the Wachabteilung.