Original 1938 Nazi German Female Luftschutz RLB Air Raid Protection Training Course Certificate Document Altena

Offered here is an original 1938 German Luftschutz (air-raid protection) training certificate, issued in Altena, Westphalia, to Frl. Irma Schunk, residing at Thomeestraße 36.

The document is headed “Bescheinigung” (Certificate) and certifies that Irma Schunk successfully participated in an:

“Ausbildungskursus im Luftschutz”
“Training Course in Air-Raid Protection”

Her course ran from February 7 through February 25, 1938, with the certificate being issued at Altena (Westf.) on February 25, 1938.

Of particular interest is the large purple organizational stamp in the upper-right corner reading:

Landesgruppe Westfalen
Orts-(Kreis-)Gruppe Altena
Gemeinde-Gruppe Altena

The stamp incorporates the distinctive Luftschutz organization emblem, making the document immediately identifiable as relating to Germany’s organized civil air-defense program.

At the bottom are two original handwritten signatures, one beneath the title Gemeinde-Gruppenführer (municipal group leader) and the other associated with the course/training leadership.

Historical Context

During the late 1930s, German civilians increasingly received Luftschutz training intended to prepare the population for aerial attack. Instruction could encompass air-raid warnings, blackout procedures, fire protection, first-response measures and other aspects of civilian defense.

This certificate is especially interesting because it documents the participation of a named female civilian in such training in early 1938, more than a year before the outbreak of WWII.

Translation of the Main Text

Certificate

Miss Irma Schunk, Thomeestraße 36, participated successfully from 7 February to 25 February 1938 in a training course in air-raid protection.

Altena (Westphalia), 25 February 1938.

The document therefore provides a direct record of prewar German civilian air-defense preparation and would fit particularly well alongside Luftschutz equipment, documents, helmets, gas masks or other home-front material.

Condition

Original period-used condition with age toning, scattered spotting, horizontal and vertical storage folds, light creasing and minor edge wear. The purple organizational stamp remains strong and both original signatures are clearly visible. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition. The document shown is the exact item you will receive.

A very nice named and dated pre-WWII Luftschutz certificate with an attractive Westfalen/Altena organizational stamp and original signatures.

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