Douglas Jr. Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Anybody know from what branch of service German embassy guards were drawn a) in the Imperial period b) in the Weimar period c) in the Third Reich period? Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) During the Imperial period the See-Battalion was attached to the Kaiserliche Marine, same as the U.S. Marines are to the U. S. Navy and the British Royal Marines to the Royal Navy. The See-Battalion provided shipboard security for larger vessels. They also provided security at many German embassies and consulates. In China one entire battalion (Battalion Nr 3) was assigned as the security force. I'm not sure about during the Weimar or TR periods. During the TR I would think the SS but just not sure. Under the DDR I believe it was the Stasi. In West Germany I believe it was the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz). I have a pic (which I'll scan in a bit and post) which shows two guards at the Presidential Chancellery in Bonn. They almost look like they did during the TR. Dan Edited August 29, 2010 by Hauptman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Douglas Jr. Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 Dan, Thanks a lot for the information. The picture is just amazing! Those helmets are really impressive, if you know what I mean. Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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