Brussels Army museum Latvian uniform;
This is on display at the Military museum in Brussels which my brother visited last weekend.
Technically not SS but Polizei but notice the SS membership insignia and most of the SS Freiwilligen Polizei Regiment Riga
ended up serving in the Latvian Waffen SS later on. (15th Div)
Of interest is that fact that it shows NCO tresse on the collar which you otherwise would never see on Polizei uniforms.
I am actually not even sure if its a true Polizei uniform as it lacks pocket pleats...
early 5 button Polizei tunics had pleats on all 4 pockets later only on the chest... this is a later 6 button M42/M43 but no pleats whatsover,
which is odd for Polizei...
It also has straight faps on the chest pocket flaps and curved hip pocket flaps!
Hard to tell if its Polizei green or army fieldgray...the rank tresse on the collar you would otherwise never see... but accurate and
unique to this Riga-Latvia based polizei formation. The WW1 WK2 ribbon is odd...
This is on display at the Military museum in Brussels which my brother visited last weekend.
Technically not SS but Polizei but notice the SS membership insignia and most of the SS Freiwilligen Polizei Regiment Riga
ended up serving in the Latvian Waffen SS later on. (15th Div)
Of interest is that fact that it shows NCO tresse on the collar which you otherwise would never see on Polizei uniforms.
I am actually not even sure if its a true Polizei uniform as it lacks pocket pleats...
early 5 button Polizei tunics had pleats on all 4 pockets later only on the chest... this is a later 6 button M42/M43 but no pleats whatsover,
which is odd for Polizei...
It also has straight faps on the chest pocket flaps and curved hip pocket flaps!
Hard to tell if its Polizei green or army fieldgray...the rank tresse on the collar you would otherwise never see... but accurate and
unique to this Riga-Latvia based polizei formation. The WW1 WK2 ribbon is odd...
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