Old photo. Which branch of service?

[luftkrieg]

Hi,

I got this photograph with a lot of medals recently.

Can anyone tell me anything about this guy? Which branch of service was he in?

After getting out the magnifying glass i can see that the patch on his left arm above the NSDAP armband reads: "226" with either an "s" or "5" below it.

The reverse is white with no writing.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Pierce

[ramon]

He's a member of the RAD, Reichsarbeitsdienst.

Ramon

[luftkrieg]

Hi Ramon,

This is what i was thinking but could not be sure as i know little about uniforms etc. Thank you for responding!

Kind regards
Pierce

[Gerdan]

The RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Abteilung 226 comes from the region Beuthen/Königshütte, Oberschlesien

Gerdan

[luftkrieg]

The RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Abteilung 226 comes from the region Beuthen/Königshütte, Oberschlesien

Gerdan

Gerdan,

Thank you for this additional information!

Best wishes
Pierce