Police officer portraits show thread

[Gerd W.]

Schneidiger Schutzmann

[Hundestaffel]

Love the quality of the cap...

[SiPo]

[Gerd W.]

Freiherr Gerlach August Ferdinand Leopold Wilhelm v. dem Knesebeck
*1854 +1917 (as Generalmajor i.R.)

Oberst der Landgendamerie and Brigadier 12. Gendarmerie Brigade Danzig
(1903-1910)

.... CDV was a gift to the retired Gendarm Sohns

[Gerd W.]

1870/71 vet and now Gendarm, 4th Brigade.

[W.Unland]

Gerd,

Did they wear army shooting lanyards on their Gend. Uniforms?

Bill U

[Dave C.]

Love the quality of the cap...

Me too, what a great picture

[Gerd W.]

Gerd,

Did they wear army shooting lanyards on their Gend. Uniforms?

Bill U

Yes Bill!

Landgendarm were allowed to wear ALL permanent awards they received during military service (so for shooting and fencing)
See Prussian clothing order #167

[Gerd W.]

this Gendarm for example has shooting and fencing award

[W.Unland]

Thanks Gerd,

Learn something every day.

Bill U

[Gerd W.]

How about an update............

Kommunal-Police officer with cape

[SiPo]

[Gerd W.]

Todays update shows

Later Oberstlt. a.D. Karl Ludwig Otto August von Arnim (*1854 +1925) as
Major of 2nd Prussian Landgendarmerie Brigade

with his wife Luise von Stumpfeld (*1861 +1938)

[Dave C.]

Very nice So Gerd, is Prussian Landgendarmerie becoming a focal point in your collection? Seems like you are finding a lot of related material lately!

[Gerd W.]

Very nice So Gerd, is Prussian Landgendarmerie becoming a focal point in your collection? Seems like you are finding a lot of related material lately!

Green is a nice color, isn´t it?