Arbeitsfront der Volksdeutschen in der Slowakei ('Labour Front of the Volksdeutsche in Slovakia', abbreviated A.d.V.) was an organization of ethnic German workers in World War II Slovakia.[1][2] A.d.V. was modelled after the German Labour Front (D.A.F.) in the German Reich.[3][4] A.d.V. was formed on November 26, 1940, replacing the previous German Trade Unions in Slovakia.[3][4][5][6] A.d.V. leaders were trained at the D.A.F. training centre in Schwechat.[4][7]
As of 1943 A.d.V. claimed to have over 33,000 members.[6]