Osprey Men-at-Arms 393 : World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services

Under the Nazi regime, Hitler's conservative views on the place of housewives and mothers in society limited German women to a much less active role in the war than their British and Allied counterparts. Nevertheless, the demands of a prolonged war did see German women in a range of uniforms as auxiliaries with the Army, Navy, Air Force and SS, particularly in the signals and air defence services. This book explains and illustrates these organizations and their uniforms and insignia, included in this review are the Red Cross nurses, auxiliaries of the Labour Corps, Customs Service, National Socialist Women's Organisation, and League of German Maidens (Hitler Youth). Text by Gordon Williamson with illustrations by Ramiro Bujeiro.

Contents

• Women's Roles Under the Third Reich
• Army Services
  Signals Auxiliaries
  Staff Auxiliaries
  Economics Auxiliaries
• Navy Services
  Aircraft Tracking Auxiliaries
  Air Warning Service
  Naval Auxiliaries
• Luftwaffe Services
  Aircraft Report Service
  Signals Auxiliaries
  Staff Auxiliaries
  Flak Auxiliaries
• Waffen-SS Auxiliaries
• Political Services
  Party Women's Movement
  Eastern Territories Auxiliaries
• Red Cross Auxiliaries
• Labour Corps Auxiliaries
• Police Auxiliaries