A few of my DDR items..including an armband I cant identify

The Helfer Der Volkspolizi armband is for the Volunteer Peoples Police
The Circle with the "R" in it is for the border guard checkpoints I have heard
I have not as of yet been able to ID the KvD armband, anyone have any ideas?

Does anyone know what the collar and shoulder insignia I have mean?

Nice armbands !

The last one, does mean "Kraftfahrer vom Dienst ", but i don't no what this is.

I only found the abbreviations.

http://www.kopp-militaria.de/nvaeffekten.htm

Rubio wrote:Nice armbands !

The last one, does mean "Kraftfahrer vom Dienst ", but i don't no what this is.

I only found the abbreviations.

http://www.kopp-militaria.de/nvaeffekten.htm

Thanks man! I looked for it a few years ago and didnt find anything!

babelfish says Kraftfahrer vom Dienst means "Motorist of the Service", so..thats a start

I'm pretty sure it means "Driver on Duty". Both Germanys had a bunch of arm bands with specific positions, such as NCO on Duty, Senior SGT of the Week, etc. These would be worn around the barracks so people would know who was given that particular responsibility for the given day.

Steve

CollectinSteve wrote:I'm pretty sure it means "Driver on Duty". Both Germanys had a bunch of arm bands with specific positions, such as NCO on Duty, Senior SGT of the Week, etc. These would be worn around the barracks so people would know who was given that particular responsibility for the given day.

Steve

That would make sense as babelfish usually get close, but not quite.

I foind these in a surplus store in probably 2004 or 2005 and they had floor to ceiling E. german stuff, and just picked those out because they were interesting

This means "Driver on Duty", the same was in our bundeswehr also...... Duty 24 ours....

heidelberger wrote:This means "Driver on Duty", the same was in our bundeswehr also...... Duty 24 ours....

Thanks man!