WW2 German RAD 4-Year Long Service Medal Full Size

The WW2 German RAD 4-Year Long Service Medal Full Size is an authentic military decoration awarded to members of the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD), or Reich Labour Service, during the period of the Third Reich. Instituted in 1939, the medal recognized four years of loyal service within the RAD, a paramilitary organization responsible for public works and military support duties prior to and during World War II. The medal is constructed from silvered bronze and features the RAD emblem—a spade with a swastika—on the obverse, encircled by an oak leaf wreath. The reverse typically displays the inscription “Für Treue Dienste im Reichsarbeitsdienst,” translating to “For Faithful Service in the Reich Labour Service,” along with the years of service. It is suspended from a distinctive cornflower blue ribbon. This decoration provides insight into the structure and recognition systems of auxiliary organizations within Nazi Germany’s military apparatus.