GERMAN POSTAL HISTORY

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REICHS ARBEITS DIENST
REICH LABOUR SERVICE

Introduction: The Reich Labor Service ( RAD ) was an organization in the Nazi German Reich . The law for the Reich Labor Service was passed on 26th Jun 1935. Section 1 (2) read: "All young Germans of both sexes are obliged to serve their people in the Reich Labor Service." Section 3 (1) read: "The Führer and Reich Chancellor shall determine the number of conscripts to be called up each year and shall set the length of the service." Initially, young men were called up for labor service for six months (before their military service ). From the beginning of the Second World War , the Reich Labor Service was extended to female youth [1].

HANS RETZLAFF

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[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Retzlaff