Auxiliary Sleeve Eagle

[Randy Flieger]

Is there such a thing as an "Auxiliary Sleeve Eagle"?

Thanks, Randy

[SCHUPO]

There is such an eagle... but I don't think this is one of them. I immediately notice that the swastika is offset to one side of the wreath and this trait seems to be common to some reproductions.

[kuratorium]

Unfortunately I can´t judge whether it is an original period eagle, but it will be most probably an model for Kriegsmarine Werftpolizei.
And -
note that the displayed swastika is also offset to one side of the wreath...
Source :
D.Littlejohn : Foreign legions of the Third Reich, Vol.3, Page 276

[NickG]

WAF member Torpedomaat posted this image a couple of years ago of a Kriegsmarine Werftpolizei auxiliary guard
(dock yard and coastal installation protection).
These were often foreigners; in Denmark Danes were recruited, in France Frenchmen and so forth, so local recruiting.

The image shows such a guard in a Kriegsmarine color dark blue dyed ex-Dutch army uniform (note pockets and button count)
with German style altered collar (Dutch stand up collar replaced)

Not much detail to be seen on the sleeve unfortunatelym but an eagle would have been worn by these members on the sleeve.
I believe sometimes embroidered on the eagle patch you would also see the verbiage "Werftpolizei" (Dock Yard Police).

I think this is an interesting image depicting such auxiliary troops.

[KM-NZ]

a Werftpolizei eagle for sure, if it is original I dont know.
Not much is found about them, insignia, tunic etc wise.
I love that photo !

Has anyone actually seen e.g. the french shield or any other shields for the foreign Werftpolizei ?

cheers

KM-NZ

[Randy Flieger]

Werftpolizei

Could this be a photo of Werftpolizei?

Thanks,
Randy

[SCHUPO]

Yes, this the correct use of the sleeve eagle. I have two of these tunics and the swastika on my eagle is NOT offset. I suspect the eagle shown in the book is a reproduction.

BTW, the French Werftpolizei uniform is different from this one and on mine the French shield and Werftpolizei tab are on the right sleeve but there is no eagle on the left sleeve as it has a gold Kreigsmarine breast eagle instead. These two policemen shown in the uniform above are not French Werftpolizei but are believed to be German Werftpolizei. These dark blue uniforms have light blue piping and collar tabs along with red/white/black shoulder boards. The NCO boards have light blue interiors of the same color as the eagle patch background. I believe these are probably re-issued Gemeindepolizei uniforms with the sleeve eagles added after 1936. The distinctive cuffs are very similar to the Weimar Republic Lippe and Mecklenberg Polizei.

[lbsr]

Hi SChuPO,
be so kind and look at http://lbsr.mzf.cz/dr/sf/sf1.html#v196
(Pic is clickable for genuine shoulder board).
Is it Werrftpolizei?

[SCHUPO]

Hi SChuPO,
be so kind and look at http://lbsr.mzf.cz/dr/sf/sf1.html#v196
(Pic is clickable for genuine shoulder board).
Is it Werrftpolizei?

Hi Jiri,

Yes, the shoulderboard you show (5th from the bottom) is the same as the NCO board on my uniform. The Officer style board is all silvered copper bullion wire with blue backing and a gilt pip on my Werftpolizei uniform. It also has interspaced red and black threads throughout the wire top that is constructed and spaced in the same manner as any other Lt through Capt shoulder boards.

[lbsr]

SCHUPO,
thank You very much - once more one problem solved.
What color has a button? Is pebbed or with anchor?
Can You direct me on some good sources about Werftpolizei?

[SCHUPO]

Jiri,

Glad I could help. The buttons on the German Werftpolizei tunics are plain (Glatt) nickel buttons and they match the ones on the collar tab. The French Werftpolizei buttons are the standard white aluminum pebbled buttons but this tunic is entirely different from those shown in pix #6 or in #4. Frankly, I am not certain if this fellow is Dutch or some other foreign volunteer but he does not seem to be French Werftpolizei from what I can see.

Littlejohn's series of four books on foreign vounteers is probably the best and that is where the Werftpolizei eagle and French shield and tab in pix #2 comes from. He shows a couple of period photographs but they are not very clear unfortunately. Angolia shows a couple of pix of the German Werftpolizei photographs in his books on the Kreigsmarine uniforms. There is not much else out on the Werftpolizei as it is fairly obscure. So, there is really no good source on the Werftpolizei I am afraid.

George