DAF Membership Pin

SKU: 81.GOR.03.02.05.001

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  • DAF Membership Pin Obverse
  • DAF Membership Pin Reverse
  • DAF Membership Pin Obverse Detail
  • DAF Membership Pin Reverse Detail

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    Germany

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 DAF Membership Pin is in the form of the DAF emblem, a swastika inside a cog wheel with 14 cogs. It is silver-coloured and either in pinback or stickpin form. It was normally worn on the left lapel of civilian dress.

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