ddac

[abigor]

i wold like to know if ddac have its own uniform?

[HPL2008]

The ordinary motor-club members did not have any kind of uniform, but the full-time officials of the DDAC did wear a sort of uniform or service dress.

This consisted of a charcoal-grey double-breasted suit of civilian cut and a visor cap. Also charcoal-grey, the cap had a cloth-covered visor, a black band, twist aluminum cap cords and an embroidered DDAC insigne on the peak.

Apart from that, DDAC members participating in sports events wore sports clothing with a cloth woven DDAC emblem directly affixed to the clothing (for example on sports shirts) or worn on a brassard. (for example on motorcyclist's racing leathers)

(Information as per John R. Angolia's "NSKK/NSFK. Uniforms, Organisation & History.)

There also seems to have been a more military-style single-breasted tunic. Please scroll down on...:
http://www.emailleschilder.com/auto1.htm
...to see an illustration of it on a reproduction of a period DDAC enamel sign.

[HPL2008]

This thread may be of interest, too:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=337475

[andya]

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This is the only item I own from the DDAC-wish I had more.
If it is not a silly question, I do have a couple of items from the ADAC-Were they connected?
cheers
andy

[andya]

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[jwburchell]

ADAC is the post-war, modern day successor which exists today.

[andya]

Thanks
Not questioning your knowledge, but are you sure it is just a post war successor. I have just found a series of badges in the husken book relating to this organization. I thought huskens badges were up to 1945 only?
thanks
andy

[HPL2008]

ADAC is the post-war, modern day successor which exists today.

Yes and no.

Actually the ADAC (= "Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club" or "German General Automobile Club") celebrated its 100th Birthday in 2003, as its history dates back all the way to 1903 when it was founded as the "Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung" (= "German Motorcyclist's Association"), which was eventually re-named and transformed into the ADAC in 1911.

At that time, this was just one of many motorists'/motor sports associations and clubs, but in the Third Reich era, these were all amalgamated into the new Nazi-controlled DDAC (= "Der Deutsche Automobil Club" or "The German Automobile Club") in September 1933. This civilian organization existed parallel to the para-military NSKK, with which it co-operated in many fields.

Following WW2, the ADAC was re-founded first in the state of Bavaria in 1946, and in the other occupied zones in 1948.

Here is more (German-language) info on that organization:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADAC