THANKS it is a difficult series to buy with two of them rarely seen
PAUL
PAUL
Just a bit more on these patches Paul. The F or Fahrer (driver) patch was worn by HJ, BDM, DJ and JM personnel who drove staff cars at the various levels. In my original post I incorrectly stated that this was a Motor-HJ patch so although some of those who wore the patch would have been Motor-HJ the patch wasn't exclusive to that part of the HJ. With that in mind the F patch shouldn't really be seen as being aligned with the standard Motor-HJ patch and the Gebietsinspecteur.
The F patch was on red cloth with the F in aluminium thread and could only be worn by personnel on active service as staff car drivers. Those who had been staff drivers but who had then returned to normal duty were not permitted to wear the patch.
So, it would have been a rare patch during the period and of course is even rarer now.
350 E STILL way expensive
Could this be HJ too?
This patch has NOTHING at all to do with HJ.
According to L.Dv. 788: Vorschrift über die Dienstbekleidung für den Sicherheits- und Hilfsdienst
I. Ordnung und den Luftschutz-Warndienst from August 1, 1941 it was the oval patch for the
specific-group of Feuerlösch- und Entgiftungsdienst (fire-fighters). It was a so-called Tätigkeitsabzeichen
and as far as I know this form was abolished in April 1942.