DID 1:6 WWII German Military Police "Jakob Blau

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From DID (Dragon in Dream)W.W.II 1/6 German Military Police Jakob BlauFeldgendarmerie with motorcycle coat1:6 Scale 12" Action FigureCatalog number D80055 The roots of military police in the German armed forces can be traced back to the "Proffoss"of the 16th Century, and the creation of the Reitendes Feldjagerkorps by Friedrich II in 1740. The primary duties of the Reitendes Feldjagerkorps were to control traffic, to carry important messages, and to protect members of the royal family. Springing from this band was the Feldjagerkorps zu Fuss (1741) which served both in the Napoleonic Wars and the Franco-Prussian War. The start of WWII opened the floodgates for numerous police formations to form and characterized the sometimes-chaotic hierarchy of the German armed forces. Civilian police units would form the basis for the Fallschirmtruppen as well as a number of Waffen SS divisions too with at least two well known commanders Sepp Dietrich and Kurt Meyer of the 12th SS serving as policemen prior to joining the military.The organization of the Feldgendarmerie began at the German High Command O.K.H (Oberkommando Des Heeres). Within the German Army of the Third Reich, the "Feldgendarmerie" (also known as "Kettenhunde" or "Chain Dogs") was a military organization that had received full infantry training and yet had extensive police powers. These military police units were employed with army divisions and higher formations. "Feldgendarmerie" establishments provided various different detachments which were self-contained units under the command of an army division. They worked in close cooperation with the Secret Field Police ("Geheime Feldpolizei") and with district commanders and town majors. In Potsdam t was a military police school set up for the purpose of training military police and the subjects taught in these schools were as follows: Criminal code, general and special police powers, forestry, fishery and waterway codes, traffic codes, industrial codes, reporting duties, passport and identification duties, folk culture, first aid, weapons drill and instruction, shooting, defense techniques, criminal police methodology, identification service and general correspondence training. As well as all this t were also lessons in air defense, animal protection and typewriter and stenography courses.At the war's end many Feldgendarmerie, specifically those who had not fallen into Soviet hands, found themselves assigned to police roles by the Allies. This happened on a few occasions and an officer of the 101st Airborne Division recalls assigning Feldgendarmerie to guard German officers who had been ordered to take charge of German prisoners of war. Another account goes one further and recalls the British 8th Corps based in Schleswig-Holstein forming an entire regiment of Feldgendarmerie to maintain discipline and order in the Demobilisation Centre at Meldorf. Four battalions and a regimental staff battalion, this Feldgendarmerie-Regiement Krps contained all volunteers, some of whom were ex-police personnel. They wore an armband as identification which bore the legend "Wehrmactordnungstruppe" (Armed Forces Order Troop) and below this read "Military Police". They were all armed and payment for their services came in the form of increased rations. MINT IN BOX Please Contact must be returned within three days of first E-mail and Payment must be received within ten days This is due to a larger number of no pays. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed (We always combine shipping for anyone who wins more than 1 lot of ours) International bids are more than welcomeSave on shipping when winning two or more auctionsTo ship a second item is little or in some case no extra costAt the end of auction I will e-mail with full shipping instructions. response is requested within 3 days of end of auction. By placing your bid you are agreeing to the terms as stated, so please honor your bid and I will do my ... read more

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