Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hello all, Got this nice photo today. He's heavy armed. Maybe someone can identify his uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Intra-war Police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffz. Rohleder Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 It's dated 1932 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Probably Border Police . note the binoculars and the electric . electric torch the carbine is another distinctive item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I do not think it is a Werkschutz of any sort, not with that kind of equipment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Is he not holding a police whistle in his left hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Did they have "local" village/township police back then or were they all standardized forces, like during the TR era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryT Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I have a photo showing a badge that is similar. Not the same but shape is similar. it is on the cap of a tram (strassenbahn) conductor The photo was taken in Wien (Vienna). Cheers, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Larry, Those are some unseen(by me) uniform variants. Thank you for sharing them. I wonder what color the piping around the collar tabs is? Red is railway. I wonder if tram/street cars had a specific color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryT Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Hi Paul, I have several Strassenbahn photos in my collection and all show different variations of uniforms. I don't know whether there was any standardization of uniforms or whether each district/city used their own version. The trams conductor in my photo wears the Wien Strassenbahn emblem on his cap. The person in the original post wears a similar type of badge. He wears all his gear for the photo including a lamp with white and possibly red lenses. In his left hand he holds a whistle. My best guess is that he is some kind of guard. Which organization he was part of is unknown to me. Cheers, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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