German Police Auxiliary Cloth Cap Insignia

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SKU: 52.GOR.03.01.02.004.000

Estimated market value:

$35 USD

  • German Police Auxiliary Cloth Cap Insignia Obverse
  • German Police Auxiliary Cloth Cap Insignia Reverse

Estimated market value:

$35 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Size
    50x55mm

Physical Description and Item Details


Constructed of a black rayon backer bearing a machine-embroidered, silver thread, BeVo-style mobile swastika inside of a laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 49 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.

History


During the Third Reich, an effort was made to unite all of Germany’s disparate provincial police forces and agencies into a single cohesive national unit. To attain this goal, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was named Chief of the German Police in the Ministry of the Interior in June 1936. That same month, Himmler implemented new standardized uniforms, headgear, and insignia. The uniforms worn prior to Himmler’s appointment were often navy blue, particularly in what had been Prussia. The new uniforms were green, in a shade that was then dubbed “Police green”.

The German Police were divided into two main units, the Ordnungspolizei (Orps or Regular Police) and the Sicherheitspolizei (Secret Police); the Ordnungspolizei were unofficially called the green police (Grüne Polizei) as a result of their uniform colour. The Sicherheitspolizei were made up of two main organizations, the Gestapo and the Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Investigation Police). At the beginning of the Second World War, the Sicherheitspolizei were brought under the auspices of the Reich Main Security Office.

The auxiliary cloth cap insignia is silver on black and features a mobile swastika inside a laurel wreath. The insignia is machine-embroidered.

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