Services of the technical relief organization
At the technical relief organization in Germany, the service position is made clear by means of markings on the right side of the chest of the service and service suit as well as the day service clothing . These are not to be confused with grades , which are career-related and, for example, B. Fire or Bundeswehr are in use. A helper who is appointed to the function of a squad leader is again a helper after being recalled.
THW service indicators are given to full-time employees and volunteers. The labels for the service suits are embroidered, while the Velcro labels for the operational clothing are woven.
Service and function identification
Fundamentally, voluntary helpers and full-time THW members can be distinguished by the alignment of the stripes on the service identification: These run vertically for voluntary helpers, while they are arranged horizontally for full-time THW members.
Service indicator for volunteer helpers
The basic color of the service identification is dark blue, and black for daytime uniforms. In the local chapters, the positions and areas of responsibility are divided into a THW-specific authority structure and an operational structure. The color of the marking is light blue for emergency services, silver or white for local staff and specialist advisors. Candidates for helpers do not have a service badge, so the helpers only receive their badges after they have successfully completed their basic training.
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| Local representative |
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| Deputy local representative |
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Training officer , specialist advisor |
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| Youth workers / in, sergeant / in , officer / r public relations , / r administrative officer, chef / cook |
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The color of the marking on the local association staff and on specialist advisors is silver (white on protective clothing). The site manager, as the head of the department, wears a golden (yellow on protective clothing) service indicator.
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Train driver , head of the logistics specialist group and the leadership / communication specialist group |
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Platoon leader , head of the specialist group FK |
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| Group leader |
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Squad leader , assistant commanding officer |
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| Helper |
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The color of the identification for emergency services is exclusively light blue.
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| Federal spokesman |
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| Deputy Federal Spokesperson |
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| Country spokesperson |
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| Deputy Country Spokesperson |
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| Assistant spokesman, deputy Assistant spokesman |
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| Representative federal association, representative state association |
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Volunteer representatives at the state and federal level wear special function labels in gold (yellow on protective clothing). The two to four vertical bars are narrower here and do not completely fill the field; the bar in the national spokesperson's service number is similar to that of the local representative, but is wider.
Functional identifier for full-time THW members
Full-time THW employees wear function labels in silver and gold or white and yellow. To distinguish between volunteers, the bars are inscribed horizontally here; from the level of the state commissioner they are broader (interrupted at the vice-president).
| Functional identifier for full-time THW members | ||||||||||
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| President |
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| Vice President |
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| State representative, head of the federal school, head of department, representative for voluntary work |
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| Head of department, school manager , head of the management staff |
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| Speaker |
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| Head of the regional office |
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| Clerk, specialist teacher |
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| Office clerk service, trainer, equipment craftsman, driver |
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| Office clerk, trainee, graduate federal voluntary service , graduate volunteer social year , intern |
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history
Volunteers
THW positions from 1953 to 1972
In the period from 1953 to 1972, dark blue sleeve stripes / bands were worn on the left upper arm (group leader) and on the left forearm (from platoon leader) of the operational jacket.
Until 1973 there were no official service plates for full-time employees. From the 1960s onwards, they increasingly wore the same sleeve stripes / ribbons as the volunteers on their left forearms.
The 1950s
The group leaders wore a sleeve band / strip in dark blue with silver or white edges, horizontally approx. 2 cm below the organizational emblem ("triangle badge"), the length corresponded to the horizontal (lower) edge of the larger triangular badge at the time.
The train drivers and trainers at the THW schools wore a sleeve band in dark blue with silver or white edges, horizontally approx. 2 cm above the left sleeve cuff of the jacket (from the point of view of the wearer). The sleeve band was worn around the entire sleeve as a ring ("sleeve ring").
The cuff was also often worn loosely in a ring shape on the hat or on the protective helmets of that time in order to make it easier to recognize during use. However, this was only reserved for the group leaders and platoon leaders, if they performed the function of "Head of Operations THW". This way of wearing was continued until about 1972. There were also THW mountain hats (similar to the M43 field hat) with ear protection dyed blue, which was intended for the "Head of Operations THW".
Local officials carried a removable metal name badge in silver with the black inscription "LOCAL OFFICER". This name tag was allowed to be worn on civilian clothing while on duty.
The 1960s to 1972
With the introduction of the collar tabs in the THW, which were in black, the sleeve stripes and ribbons became obsolete over time, but they were still worn to represent certain functions or qualifications, such as that of the head of operations at the THW.
The collar tabs were identical to those of the Air Protection Aid Service (LSHD) at the time. The service numbers for volunteers, introduced in 1973, came from them.
| Service position | Mark | comment |
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| Standby leader
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Collar tab, black, with a silver-colored twisted cord as a border. | Three applied stars in old gold in the form of
three squares |
| Deputy standby leader | Likewise | Two applied stars in old gold in the form of two squares |
| Platoon leader
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Likewise | An applied star in old gold in the shape of a square |
| Deputy platoon leader
(Platoon leader) |
Likewise | Three vertical bars in silver or white |
| Squad leader | Likewise | Two vertical bars in silver or white |
| Squad leader | Likewise | An applied vertical bar in silver or white |
| helper | Likewise | Without conditions
The collar tabs had already been attached to the helper's clothing by the manufacturer of the emergency suit. |
THW positions from 1973 to 1994
From around 1973 there were service identification numbers sewn on at the THW, which, in addition to the service position, also indicated the specialist service affiliation. For the emergency suit they were made of washable cotton fabric, for the service suit they were embroidered on a light blue felt pad. They were placed on the right side of the chest.
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| Standby leader |
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only for the rescue service and TEL leadership group here: TEL |
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| Deputy standby leader |
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only for the rescue service and TEL leadership group here: rescue service |
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| Platoon leader |
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not for material maintenance, catering or consumer goods troops here: no specialist service |
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| Platoon leader |
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not for material maintenance, catering or consumer goods troops here: ABC service |
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| Squad leader |
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not for telecommunications service and material maintenance , catering or consumer goods troops here: repair service |
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| Helpers with completed basic training, senior assistants |
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There were self-adhesive and reflective service labels for the helmet, which were attached to the left side of the helmet.
These badges were the same for all specialist services, as they only indicated the position and not the specialist service affiliation. These badges for the helmet remained valid until 1999.
The specialist service colors were assigned as follows:
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White (RAL 9010) |
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| Telecommunications service |
Cadmium yellow (RAL 1021) |
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| Repair service |
Yellow green (RAL 6018) |
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| Utility service |
Violet (RAL 4001) |
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| no specialist service |
Ultramarine (RAL 5002) |
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| Rescue service | Deep black (RAL 9005) |
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| ABC service |
Brown (RAL 8007) |
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In addition to the service identification, the badges for special training such as respiratory equipment wearers, drivers or radio operators were worn on the left sleeve .
In 1973, the voluntary managers of the local and district commissioners wore the license plate with the THW emblem in the middle on a light blue background with a 5 mm wide silver stripe to the left and right of the emblem. These badges were available in a machine-embroidered version for the service suit and also in a metal version with a pin:
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| Deputy local representative | unavailable |
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| District Commissioner |
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THW positions from 1994 to 1999
From 1995 to 1999 there were only badges with an ultramarine-blue border on a gray background, because with the dissolution of the specialist services, the color differentiation was no longer available. The badges for the site representative and deputy site representative remained valid in their previous form.
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| Leader leadership and communication |
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| deputy leader leadership and communication |
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| Platoon leader |
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| Platoon leader, training officer, Schirrmeister , administrative assistant, |
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| Group leader, youth worker, officer for public relations and recruiting |
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| Squad leader, cook |
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| Helpers with completed basic training, senior assistants |
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THW services from 1999 to today
In 2009 the indicators for the federal spokesman, deputy federal spokesman, state spokesperson and deputy state spokesperson were introduced.
The clothing guidelines of 2013 created labels for representatives of the federal association and representatives of the state association as well as for assistant spokesmen and deputy assistant spokesmen. The service indicator was changed for
- Koch: a vertical white stripe; previously without stripes
- Administrative assistant: a vertical white stripe, previously without stripes
Full-time employees
In 1973, the badges for full-time staff were not differentiated according to specialist services, but according to the respective career paths and later according to salary groups. The THW symbol was arranged in the middle and the background was light blue. These badges were also available in embroidered or metal versions.
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| State representative |
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| Members of the higher service |
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| Members of the simple and middle service |
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In January 2009 the current function codes for full-time employees were introduced.
On January 1, 2018, the designation of the offices was changed to regional offices and the manager became the head of the regional office.
gallery
Service registration until 1994.
Jacket for the "pilot suit" with identification of a helper in the rescue service until 1994
Service registration number for the protective helmet (here: platoon leader) until 1999
THW troop leader (left) with the corresponding service number from 1999
Service identification of a squad leader on a new service suit
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Directive on clothing and labeling in the technical relief organization (BeklRiLi) 2013, p. 58 (accessed on March 22, 2020).
- ↑ a b Guideline on clothing and labeling in the Technical Relief Organization (BeklRiLi) 2013, p. 59 (accessed on March 22, 2020).
- ↑ Guideline on clothing and labeling in the Technical Relief Organization (BeklRiLi) 2013, pp. 59–60 (accessed on March 22, 2020).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Fibel des Technischen Hilfswerk 1977, pp. 50–51 (accessed on March 28, 2018).
- ↑ Technical relief organization: strength and equipment verification local association (OV) StAN-Nr .: 00-01 July 1, 2011, p. 109 (accessed on April 2, 2020).
- ↑ Guideline on clothing and labeling in the technical relief organization (BeklRiLi) January 12, 2009, p. 12 (accessed on March 2, 2020).
- ↑ Guideline on clothing and labeling in the technical relief organization (BeklRiLi) January 12, 2009, p. 13 (accessed on March 2, 2020).
- ^ THW Osthessen: The office becomes a regional office . January 3, 2018 ( osthessen-news.de [accessed on March 22, 2020]).