Item of Interest...Schutzpolizei.

[NoncomRetired]

Originally Posted by Schupo

Some nice Gendarmerie (Rural Police) goodies guys.

Douglas, you have a good start with your insignia and medal bar. I particularly like Meister rank stuff as they were the Senior NCOs of the Polizei. And we all know that NCOs run these police and military organizations.

NCO, I love your early tunic with the light brown collar and cuffs. A Kreigs-Offizier (Wartime Officer) with the brown underlay to the orange piped shoulder boards.

Here is an example of the Schutzpolizei (Municipal Police) Kriegs-Offizier uniform in parade dress. This is a 1942 dated Schupo tunic that has the later dark brown collar and cuffs. It has brown underlay to the green piped shoulder boards. This one has an 18 Year Police service medal like the one you are interested in. I have also replaced the white leather police marked belt with an early brocade parade belt since I took this photo years ago.

Great display....I'm envious of the brocade. Someday!!!!!

There were two original award loops with one added later on my tunic. They take the three medal parade mount fine and could even a fourth. As you can see I added an EC 1st Class and a DRL badge. I wanted to find a four medal parade mount that also had a KVK w/swords 2nd Class so I could display a KVK 1st Class on the pocket because............the two loops won't take a EC 1st Class because the loops are too short, the bottom loop comes up just above the bottom clasp but a KVK 1st Class fits perfect. If I could do that I could show it as a wartime-officer better.

Here are the only other two displays I have in the form of police:


An officer's parade shako is on my lotto list.


Shako....Rural Police
1929 (sneak)... Police Unit L.Ka.315.



Shako....Municipal Police
1920 DWM Commercial...Police Unit S.St.1063 (Schupo Stettin)