1942 RAD and BDM Female Youth Photo Album
Updated August 27, 2026
| Lot number | 1004364 |
| Auction | The Bagale Collection, Session VI – Optics & Militaria |
| Date | September 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT |
| Auction house | 345 Auction |
| Location | Loveland, Colorado |
Tan cloth photo album documenting ceremonies of the Reich Labor Service (RAD) and the League of German Girls (BDM), dated 1942. The album contains numerous black-and-white photographs capturing RAD Spatenweihe (shovel consecrations), flag presentations, and group outings of BDM youth. Visual elements include marching formations, flag bearers, uniformed members, and public gatherings associated with ceremonial practices of the Third Reich era (1933-1945). The interior cover features a handwritten dedication dated April 4, 1942, along with a comradeship poem from the same year. Minor fraying appears along the cover edge, and a small ink smudge is visible. The album provides a visual record of RAD ceremonial life and social activities involving BDM participants during the specified period.
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