History

The DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront = German Labour Front) was the result of a forced association of all German trade unions, established on May 10, 1933. Its purpose was the coordination and control of all aspects of German labour to serve the interests of the NSDAP. The DAF leader was Reichsleiter Robert Ley.

The Werkscharen (Factory Brigades) of the DAF were the “soldiers” of the organisation, formed in 1934. They were trained and organised as paramilitary, uniformed units, yet remained unarmed. Beginning in April 1937, active Werkschar units (Stoßtrupps) would wear silver-coloured insignia, while administrators wore gold-coloured insignia. Even though Werkscharen were not affiliated with the Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB, National Air Raid Protection League), during the war they often functioned as factory air raid protection auxiliaries.
Some companies, especially major corporations, used additional security personnel, which were dubbed Werkschutz (Factory Protection), and later Werksicherheitsdienst (Factory Security Service).

The Gauwalter Pennant was used by Gauwalter (Administrative Leaders of a Gau, a transregional district), Leiter der Ämter (Department Chiefs at the Central Office of the DAF), and by Walter der Reichsbetriebsgemeinschaft (Chief Official of the National Factories Community).

The design is similar to the Reichsorganisationsleiter Pennant, but it is in the shape of a red triangle instead of a square. It features a black cogwheel with a white border, and inside it a black swastika with a black and white border on a white field. It has black and white bars stretching between the cogwheel and the three corners. The pennant has a white inner and black outer border. It was flown at the left fender.