German Police 'Im Dienste der Sicherheitspolizei' Armband

SKU: 52.GOR.03.02.04.002

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  • German Police 'Im Dienste der Sicherheitspolizei' Armband Obverse
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    Germany

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.

Armbands were worn to identify a special purpose or assignment of the wearer. This could be temporary, in which case the armband would only be worn for the duration of the task.
Armbands often featured a control stamp (generally in ink) given by an office or authority.

Armbands were generally worn on the upper left sleeve.

The armband 'Im Dienste der Sicherheitspolizei' (in the service of the Security Police) was worn by civilian employees of the Security Police, and, late in the war, by foreign Eastern European auxiliaries used as guards for foreign prisoners. It is green with grey or black Latin letters.

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    Obv: IM DIENSTE DER SICHERHEITSPOLIZEI

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