BACKGROUND: The SHD, Sicherheits und Hilfs Dienst, (Security and Assistance Service), was formed in 1935 as a uniformed civilian organization under control of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, (National Ministry of Aviation). The SHD worked in the civil air defence network with its primary functions being decontamination, fire fighting, rescue and repair and assisting civilian personnel and securing buildings following an air raid. Of Note: In 1939 the SHD began conscripting personnel and on March 19TH 1942 the organization was renamed Luftschutz-Polizei, (Air Protection Police), and came under control of the Ordnungspolizei, (Order Police). The LSW, Luftschutzwarndienst, (Air Raid Warning Service), was constituted in 1935 under control of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, (National Ministry of Aviation), and was responsible for observation and analysis, of all aircraft especially, enemy bombers in German skies, and the eventual sounding of air raid warning alarms to alert the general public and the assorted civil air defense organizations of air raids. The LSW were also responsible for sounding the "all clear" signal. As with other political organizations during the Third Reich SHD/LSW personnel were issued with a service book which served as a personal identification book and was utilized to record the individual’s service. The SHD/LSW service book was basically the same as the armed forces Soldbuch's.

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