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The Uniformed Police Forces of the Third Reich 1933-45 by P.Nix & G.Jerome: NEW 2006 1st Edition Hardback
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Germany had no national police force until 1920 when it was formed by the Weimar regime. The National Socialists were instrumental in its development. The duties performed by the Ordnungspolizei were the same as those performed in any other country in peace time. However, it did supervise the professional and voluntary fire services and provided advice to private factory security units. During WWII the uniformed police undertook an important new task: it was used to assist the security police in carrying out duties in occupied territories. To this end a total of 38 police regiments and a number of local regiments in occupied territories were formed. Police members were used to raise and man two Waffen-SS divisions to fight alongside the army. The police were at the core of the civil defenses in the Third Reich providing the organization for defence against air raids in towns and industrial complexes. Outstanding service was given in fighting fires and in the protection of members of the population. This book shows the complete organization of the police forces of the Third Reich and provides fascinating biographical information on the most senior officers of the forces;
(Ordnungspolizei or Orpo) during the Nazi era:
Evolution: Traces the development of German policing from the national police force established by the Weimar Republic in 1920 through its transformation and radicalization under National Socialism.
Peacetime Duties: Covers standard municipal policing, supervision of professional and voluntary fire services, and advisory roles for private factory security units.
Wartime Role: Examines how uniformed police forces were deployed during World War II to assist the security police (Sicherheitspolizei) in occupied territories, detailing the formation of 38 police regiments and local units.
Military Integration: Discusses the police personnel used to raise and staff Waffen-SS divisions and their role in civil defense against Allied air raids.
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