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Cover up and bending of the facts

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I have heard that information about the Reichsarbeitsdienst has been manipulated and covered up. That the allies didn't want Hitler's success at reducing unemployment to be publicised. Any ideas that this is true? If so, it should be added to the article. Wythy (talk) 06:38, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 3 April 2017

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The result of the move request was: Moved per rough consensus — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:15, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]


ReichsarbeitsdienstReich Labour Service – Per WP:COMMONNAME & WP:ENGLISH; quite common for English-language literature to use Reich Labor Service or Reich Labour Service -- no need for the difficult to read and comprehend German-language term K.e.coffman (talk) 07:24, 3 April 2017 (UTC) --Relisting. -- Dane talk 05:07, 11 April 2017 (UTC)--Relisting. Yashovardhan (talk) 13:12, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have adjusted to support, while keeping the original comments for the record. I appreciate the clarifying statements above. Irondome (talk) 19:53, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

RAD Divisions

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There existed three or four divisions in 1945.Xx236 (talk) 09:19, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mixing or confusing different organizations, especially their purposes.

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The "Voluntary Labor Service (FAD)"Freiwilliger Arbeitsdienst (FAD), founded in 1931 by the government of the "Weimar Republic" was a means to reduce unemployment after the "Great Depression" in 1929. Amenzel (talk) 11:35, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

But the "Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD)" was established by the National Socialist government under Hitler as a obligatory service, which was neither voluntary nor intended for the unemployed. It was a semi-military organization that first exploited the labor of German young men as forced laborers and later, with the onset of WW2, prepared young men and also women for war service. Those who had received a draft order for the RAD but did not enter service were wanted.

By a law of June 26, 1935, the Reich Labor Service (RAD) was established as a National Socialist organization, even though the name of the former organization was adopted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amenzel (talkcontribs) 10:57, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Was it paid?

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A question unaddressed by this article is whether or not, and how much, participants were paid for performance of this service. It would be useful to compare it with being unemployed and with the pay that would be granted to those in military service.Cloptonson (talk) 09:16, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Arbeitsgauführer or Gauarbeitsführer?

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The article uses Arbeitsgauführer but I saw a photo captioned Gauarbeitsführer. Wschroedter (talk) 20:54, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]