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S016765 RURAL POLICE PERSONNEL'S "LANDWACHT" ARMBAND. (Ärmelbinde)
BACKGROUND: On June 17TH 1936, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed to the newly created position of Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), effectively giving him full control of all police agencies within Germany. The assorted police agencies performed a variety of different functions and were divided into no fewer then eight branches of service which were controlled by the appropriate administrative office. All the uniformed civil police were under direction of the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei, (Main Office of the Order Police), which was commanded by SS-Obergruppenführer Kurt Daluege. On January 17TH 1942 Daluege formed the Landwacht, (Rural Guards), to police rural areas and on their formation an identifying armband was introduced. The armband was worn on the upper left sleeve of uniformed and non-uniformed personnel and was only worn while the individual was performing specific policing duties or functions. Of Note: On September 25TH 1944 the Volkssturm, (People’s Militia), was raised by decree to act as a local defensive militia and consisted of all "able-bodied" men between the ages of sixteen and sixty years old, who were not in the military. In October 1944 the Landwacht was incorporated into the Volkssturm and on January 17TH1945 they were officially disbanded and the Landwacht armband was discontinued.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly, 8cm tall, 38cm long, white cotton construction armband with black printed script, "Landwacht" to the obverse. The reverse of the armband has a machine stitched vertical seam and both the top and bottom edges have a dual-ply, machine stitched hem. Shows the expected period use and wear but overall nice condition.
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