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German Third Reich GemPo Officer Tunic
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€ 1.195,00
In a very good near mint condition a German Third Reich Gemeindepolizei (GemPo) Officer Tunic.
The tunic comes in a very good mannequin size and is complete with all insignia originally attached.
It has also the early DRL badge (Pre-war) and a ribbonbar attached.
The sleeve of the tunic indicates a police officer of the verwaltung (district) of Wilster (Schleswig-Holstein) and comes in the rank of Hauptwachmeister.
A very stunning hard to find complete tunic!
Der Gemeindepolizei (GemPo) was the municipal law enforcement agency that served municipalities with more than 2,000 residents. These cities did not have a state police presence, such as the Gendarmerie or Schutzpolizei.
The GemPo and its operations were under the control of the elected Burgermeister or mayor, and the police commissioner, overseeing the day-to-day operations led by a professional chief of police. Cities with over 10,000 residents having a municipal police department were also obliged to have a municipal criminal investigation division or Kriminalpolizei (KriPo).
The Gemeinde Polizei should not be confused with the Gendarmerie, which was the law enforcement for towns with fewer than 2,000 residents. Hanau is a medium-sized city in the central German state of Hessen, situated just east of Frankfurt am Main. As the Allied bombing increased, Hanau, a major rail hub, was bombed relentlessly; at night, it often had areas lit up to draw away raids on Frankfurt’s large population. The city was destroyed, and the GemPo were on constant duty to secure and maintain order.