S007094 MOTORISIERTE GENDARMERIE HAUPTMANN'S SERVICE TUNIC. (Dienstrock)
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. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted on June 25TH 1936 to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through out the country. One of the new uniform regulations replaced the previously worn blue uniforms with a new style police green uniform that was utilized, with minor modifications, until the end of the war. The police were divided into eight assorted branches of service and during the restructuring the different police agencies were assigned specific identifying "truppenfarbe" (Troop {Branch of Service} Colors), with orange truppenfarbe being allocated to the Gendarmerie, (Rural Police). On the service tunic the truppenfarbe was generally displayed as the base of the shoulder boards/straps and the collar tabs as well as on ornamental piping. Police Officers holding the rank of Polizei Leutnant to Generaloberst der Polizei were responsible for purchasing their own uniforms and could purchase them through the SS Kleiderkasse, (Clothing Account), system which was originally established in Munich in 1935. The Officers were allotted a one time clothing allowance from the government with the amount varying depending on the individuals rank. The ranks of Polizei Unterwachtmeister to Polizei Obermeister were issued their uniforms although they could also choose to purchase privately tailored garments of higher quality although the price may have been restrictive. Of Note: 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. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through out the country. The Police were divided into eight assorted branches of service consisting of the, Schutzpolizei des Reiches, (National Protection Police), the Gendarmerie, (Rural Police), the Wasserschutzpolizei, (Water Police), the Feuerschutzpolizei, (Fire Protection Police), the Polizei Medizinal Beamte, (Police Medical Officials), the Polizei Verwaltungs Beamte, (Police Administration Officials), the Polizei Veterinar Beamte, (Police Veterinarian Officials) and the Schutzpolizei des Gemeinden (Municipal Protection Police), with each branch having a distinguishing truppenfarbe, (Branch of service color), and distinct insignia for specialized personnel. The Gendarmerie had a special motorized emergency units which were tasked with policing the German autobahn and its personnel were identified by a distinctive cufftitle. The cufftitle was worn by all ranks on the lower left sleeve of the service tunic and came in an Officer’s version with piping to the top and bottom edges and an EM/NCO’ s version without the edge piping.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nice quality, private purchase Police green, wool/rayon blend construction service tunic with a subtle whipcord weave features a vertical, eight button front closure with dual metal hooks and eyes at the forward neckline and a lay down collar. The edges of both of the front closure panels are trimmed in orange wool, truppenfarben piping. The tunic has two, pleated, patch, breast pockets and two non pleated, patch hip pockets, all with scalloped button down flaps. Award loops for two breast badges, plus it comes with a four place ribbon bar. The straight cut, sleeves have non adjustable, simulated French cuffs in mid brown wool with dual ornamental buttons to the outside sleeve seams and orange wool truppenfarben piping to the top and forward edges. The upper left sleeve has a hand embroidered, wreathed police eagle in bright silver/aluminum wire and bullion threads with a black swastika on a cut out, vertically oval, ribbed police green wool base. The police eagle is neatly handstitched to the sleeve. To the lower left sleeve is a Motorisierte Gendarmerie cufftile, neatly handstitched in place. The reverse of the tunic has a central vertical tail skirt vent with two, belt support ramp buttons to the top edge and an additional two ornamental buttons to the bottom edge. The tail skirt vent is flanked by small, ornamentally, vertical panels which are piped in orange wool truppenfarben. The tunic has sewn on shoulder boards in bright, silver/aluminum Russian braid with two, gilt washed, stamped alloy rank pips to each mounted on mid brown wool underlays and orange wool truppenfarben bases. The forward edge of the mid brown wool lay down collar is piped in orange wool truppenfarben and the collar features hand embroidered collar tab litzen in bright silver/aluminum wire threads with the regulations "V" patterned silver/aluminum wire "branch of service stripes", mounted on orange wool truppenfarben bases. The collar tabs are neatly handstitched to the collar. The interior of the tunic is fully lined. The tunic is in overall very good condition with light age and usage toning and some light chafe wear to the cuff and collar edges. The buttons are all the bright, silver washed, pebbled sheet metal type and are still quite clean and bright. All of the buttons appear to have their original stitching. The tunic is roughly size 38" chest.
GRADE ****1/4
PRICE $1,980.00
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