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Here is your chance to own a EM/NCO belt. The leather is still nice, soft, and supple and is ready for your display with minor age. This example has markings for Bau XXVIII. This would pair well with a tunic of the period and generally speaking would look great on display with other period items! Absolutely guaranteed authentic.   The Reichsarbeitsdienst (translated to Reich Labour Service, abbreviated RAD) was a major organisation established by Nazi Germany as an agency to help mitigate the effects of mass unemployment on German economy, militarise the workforce and indoctrinate it with Nazi ideology. From   June 1935 onwards, men aged between 18 and 24 had to serve six months   before their military service. During World War II compulsory service   also included young women and the RAD developed to an auxiliary   formation which provided support for the Wehrmacht armed forces. During   the early war Norwegian and Western campaigns, hundreds of RAD units   were engaged in supplying frontline troops with food and ammunition,   repairing damaged roads and constructing and repairing airstrips.   Throughout the course of the war, the RAD were involved in many   projects. The role of the RAD was not limited to combat support   functions. Hundreds of RAD units received training as anti-aircraft   units and were deployed as RAD Flak Batteries. Several RAD units were   also sent into combat on the eastern front as infantry.  Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!