What kind of uniform is this?

[hcliffe]

?

[hcliffe]

Here is the back, can anyone translate for me?

[Jonathan M]

Rad?

[billbert]

RAD be my vote..........Billbert

[Radcollector]

yup its a RAD third pattern 1942-45 uniform- looks like an arbeitsman (private)

[Bill H.]

Here is the back, can anyone translate for me?

Its an expression.

Was danach geträumt
heisst schon verschäunt

Dein Vetter
Hans Jorg


Its something loosely on the lines of:

What can be dreamed
can be realized.

Your Cousin
Hans Jorg


The last word may be incorrect but that is what it looks like to me and there probably are better translations but that gives you the gist of it. Maybe our native speaking members can come to the rescue.

And the uniform is definitely RAD.

Cheers, Bill Huber

[hcliffe]

Thanks much everyone!

[torstenbel]

Its an expression.

Was danach geträumt
heisst schon verschäunt

Dein Vetter
Hans Jorg

almost correct, its Was danach getraeumt - heut schon verschaeumt. Cheers, Torsten.

[Albert]

Looks like Hans-Jörg reflected back with some self-irony:

Was damals geträumt - heut schon verschäumt

more or less literaly:

Yesterday's dreams are today's burst bubbles

[torstenbel]

Looks like Hans-Jörg reflected back with some self-irony:

Was damals geträumt - heut schon verschäumt

more or less literaly:

Yesterday's dreams are today's burst bubbles

Hi Albert, you are right of course, it is damals and not danach ...