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The Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF or German Labor Front) had a special office for vocational training (Berufserziehung) and company management (Betriebsführung) and this letter is an official declaration that 29 year old [Party Member] Pg. Walter Bauer participated and completed a course at the Nazi State School for Management Training which was part of the DAF Reichsschule für Ausbildungsleiter des Amtes für Berufserziehung und Betriebsführung between 18 January and 15 March 1939.

The courses taken are listed subject by subject and they include management in the National Socialist spirit, public speaking, planning and teaching apprentice workshops and psychological review. Pg. Walter Bauer was tested in writing and verbally.

The A4 size (8.3 x 11.7 inches) typed attestation is on the letterhead of the Central Office of Die deutsche Arbeitsfront in Berlin-Zehlendorf. The DAF cogged wheel with a swastika in the center is embossed in the upper left above the word Zentralbüro (difficult to photograph) and the letter is signed in ink next to the 37 mm round rubber stamp of the DAF Reichsschule for Leadership Education. The letter is dated 15 March 1939.

Very nice condition exactly as shown, and 100% original to the Third Reich period in Germany.