Photo Postschutz ?

[AJ]

Hi,
Got these 2 phtos today, does any one has a clue what kind of service /NSDAP formation they are showing?
My personally guess would be somekind of Postschutz, at least the last one ?

The 1st photo, the sign says "Betriebszellle Postamt 1131"
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[AJ]

armed Postschutz ?

[SCHUPO]

Yes, the guys in blue are regular postal service employees while the ones in field grey are postal policemen.

[AJ]

Thanks SCHUPO

[HPL2008]

Correct, but allow me to add that the postal employees/officials in the first photograph are also members of the NSBO (Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellen-Organisation), forming the active Nazi cell within their postal office.

[DocumentsGuy]

In the first photo, does the person standing just to the left of the flag look like a girl? Could females even be NSBO members?

[HPL2008]

In the first photo, does the person standing just to the left of the flag look like a girl? Could females even be NSBO members?

As far as I know, there were no female NSBO members; but that person is certainly not a girl, but a young, skinny guy. (Perhaps an apprentice.)

[stonemint]

Both pics are rare. In the first pic, the Reichspost officials don't even have an adler on their cap--just a cockade, so the pic must date from 33-34.

Women did serve in the Reichspost, but I agree, the person in question is just a skinny guy.

Postschutz pics (from any era of the TR) are some of the rarest of all. In that pic, both the P/S and R/P are wearing the M-29 eagles, so I would guess the pic dates from 1935 at the latest.

[stonemint]

Here is another nice shot from Robert showing the early model officers visor:

[stonemint]

Here is a pre-war pic of an NCO, probably from 35-37:

[stonemint]

THe 38-45 style NCO visor. I believe these guys just added their wreaths to their earlier style visors:

[stonemint]

Postschutz visor for the Reich proper (courtesy of Paul):

[stonemint]

Wreath close-up--notice the lightning bolts:

[stonemint]

Eastern Occupied Territories of the Postschutz visor:

[stonemint]

Weimar era Postal visor: