Post your women in uniform photos

[Todd Gylsen]

Great photos guys! Thanks for keeping this thread going strong!!

[StuGIII]

Blitz Maiden

Hi Ade,

Thanks for your help. What was significant about the piping on her cap? I was thinking that it was the Army eagle on the right side of her jacket that indicated that she was an Army Nachtrichtenhelferin. I knew she had to be in some sort of signals unit with that Blitz pin on her tie. Are thouse type of pins worth anything now?

[Adrian Stevenson]

hi John, the eagle is of course a dead giveaway for Heer. The cap is also a special one for women with the eagle and piping set up.

The broaches are hard to find. I have seen one on the forum once, but I cannot find it now even after a search I think that they sell very well.

Cheers, Ade.

[KM-NZ]

wow great thread, features quite some lookers

Mark

[mike smith]

Kriegsmarin helferin.

This is my photo of a young kriegs helferin.I also have the badge like the one she has on her tie.

[StuGIII]

Female RAD Member

Hi Here is a photo of what I was told was a female member of RAD. Any help with patch identification would be appreciated.

[Michael Jonas]

Hi STuGIII,
this is a member of "Bezirk II" RADwJ „Pommern“, later „Pommern-West“.

Greetings Michael

[StuGIII]

Bezirk II

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the response. What was Bezirk II, and what did RADwJ mean? I know that a male member of the RAD would do physical labor and such. What did a female member of the RAD do?

[McCulloh]

Omg

In case any of you missed this-this is one of the rarest photos around. Can you see why?

My latest pick-up - the nicest foto of a complete album:

[James Clark]

In case any of you missed this-this is one of the rarest photos around. Can you see why?

Because it's DRK-Schwester Hanny Weber, one of very few women to receive the EKII in WW2. She also has a Volkspflege award, Africa Campaign medal and the Africa cuff-title. She won the EKII for tending the wounded during a British air raid at El-Alamein. (Source Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches 1936-1945 Dr. K-G Klietmann).

Is this a post-card? I've seen others for female EK winners - was there a series of them?

[Gran Sasso]

Is this a post-card? I've seen others for female EK winners - was there a series of them?

No, its a privately taken foto.

[James Clark]

No, its a privately taken foto.

Interesting. A cropped version of the same picture is used in Klietmann's book (p.35 of the 1999 Motorbuch Verlag edition).

[johninhb]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the response. What was Bezirk II, and what did RADwJ mean? I know that a male member of the RAD would do physical labor and such. What did a female member of the RAD do?

Hi John,

The Reich was divided up into a number of zones or districts, and in German these were called "Berzirk".

The wj in RADwj simply means female youth of the RAD (Labor Corp).

Here is link with a few more pictures from an original female labor corp picture book from 1940. It might give you a better idea of their various work uniforms and duties:

http://www.epier.com/Collectibles/Mi...ks/1526682.asp

Best regards,
John

[McCulloh]

BINGO!! Great snapshot.

[quote=James Clark;2146515]Because it's DRK-Schwester Hanny Weber, one of very few women to receive the EKII in WW2. She also has a Volkspflege award, Africa Campaign medal and the Africa cuff-title. She won the EKII for tending the wounded during a British air raid at El-Alamein. (Source Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches 1936-1945 Dr. K-G Klietmann).

Bingo!!
There were all of 23 of these awarded out of what....? @5-6 MILLION EK2s in 39-45? Now THAT is a rare photo.

[Gran Sasso]

[QUOTE=McCulloh;2147369]

Because it's DRK-Schwester Hanny Weber, one of very few women to receive the EKII in WW2. She also has a Volkspflege award, Africa Campaign medal and the Africa cuff-title. She won the EKII for tending the wounded during a British air raid at El-Alamein. (Source Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches 1936-1945 Dr. K-G Klietmann).

Bingo!!
There were all of 23 of these awarded out of what....? @5-6 MILLION EK2s in 39-45? Now THAT is a rare photo.

Thanks for all the info so far - maybee someone could identify the other nurse with EKII (on the right)?