File:Drittes Reich Reichsarbeitsdienst Erinnerungsbroche für RADwJ Women’s Reich Labor Service commemorative scarf pin Nazi Germany swastika USHMM No restrictions on access and use.jpg

English: Erinnerungsbroche für RADwJ , commeorative brooch of Women’s Reich Labor Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst der weiblichen Jugend - RAD/wJ), Reich Labour Service's section for young women: swastika above stylized sheaves of wheat, etc.; the commemorative brooch for retired members of RADwJ was in bronze, silver or gold, reflecting the the rank of the wearer.

Beginning in 1938, the Reichsarbeitsdienst provided auxiliary support to the German military. Young women received a commemorative brooch upon the completion of their service period; manufacture: Ludenscheid; Silver-colored, convex, pressed zinc, oval scarf pin with a mobile swastika set over 2 stylized ears of barley on a stippled circle ringed by 2 sets of outlined, raised circles. A set of 14 raised connecting, dotted line spirals of varying sizes surround the circle. There are 2 dotted lines around the rim. A hinged C clasp is riveted to the back, which has embossed manufacturer’s marks; 38 x 35 mm.

Object in the collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, D.C. No restrictions on access or use.

Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst; RAD), a major organisation established in Nazi Germany as an agency to help mitigate the effects of unemployment on the German economy, militarise the workforce and indoctrinate it with Nazi ideology. The official state labour service was divided into separate sections for men and women. From 1935 onward, men aged between 18 and 25 may have served 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.