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Regulations
governing the wear of police insignia on helmets worn by the State
Police Groups evolved
over the course of several years. Beginning in 1934 the
Landespolizei underwent training similar to that of the
Landespolizeigruppe "General Göring" which served as the overall
predecessor organization for all State Police Groups. Prior
to 1934, many State Police Groups utilized standard provincial
insignia which had been used for many years on traditional police
headgear. As the Landespolizei began to come under National
Socialist control, the helmet insignia was changed to that of a
large mobile swastika and the national colors of Germany.
These insignia appeared in combination on the left and right side
of the helmet. It is not clear whether or not all of the insignia used on
Landespolizei helmets took the form of decal
transfers or painted insignia. Given the era, it would
appear that some of the helmet insignia were hand painted using
very fine stencils.
During this time
period insignia for the German Order Police (Deutsche Ordnungspolizei) was just becoming standardized.
The black, white, and red National colors insignia was modified
and updated by an improved design that was also identical to that
use on helmets of the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht). By 28
July 1936 the Landespolizei was fully integrated into the Order
Police and began to adopt helmet insignia of the type used on
Schutzpolizei helmets. After this time the insignia below
became obsolete on most police helmets1. The
majority of Landespolizei helmets were repainted to reflect the
new regulations adopted by the collective forces of the Order
Police.
Notes:
1 Collectors should be aware of the fact that
many ordinary Landespolizei helmets bearing the National
tricolored shield and the mobile swastika are often mislabeled
"Hermann G öring Police"
helmets. This is due, in part, to the fact that the Prussian
State Police Group "General Göring"
utilized the same style helmet with identical decal configuration.
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