German Police Officer/NCO/EM's Shako Eagle
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SKU: 52.GOR.03.01.03.002.000
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Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a convex semi-circular oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with dual threaded attachment prongs, both retaining nuts and one retaining an original washer, unmarked, measuring 142 mm (w) x 84 mm (h), with minor loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely fine condition
During the Third Reich, an effort was made to unite all of Germany’s disparate provincial police forces and agencies into a single cohesive national unit. To attain this goal, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was named Chief of the German Police in the Ministry of the Interior in June 1936. That same month, Himmler implemented new standardized uniforms, headgear, and insignia. The uniforms worn prior to Himmler’s appointment were often navy blue, particularly in what had been Prussia. The new uniforms were green, in a shade that was then dubbed “Police green”.
The German Police were divided into two main units, the Ordnungspolizei (Orps or Regular Police) and the Sicherheitspolizei (Secret Police); the Ordnungspolizei were unofficially called the green police (Grüne Polizei) as a result of their uniform colour. The Sicherheitspolizei were made up of two main organizations, the Gestapo and the Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Investigation Police). At the beginning of the Second World War, the Sicherheitspolizei were brought under the auspices of the Reich Main Security Office.
The Shako Eagle was worn on the German Police Shako Cap from 1933 until the end of the Second World War in 1945.
The eagle plate is composed of gold-coloured (gilt) metal for Generals, and from silver-coloured (aluminum) metal for Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), and Enlisted Men (EMs).
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