The German Police

The German Police

 

A 1997 reprint of a Joint Publication of the US. G-2 EDS and the UK. MI-14 MIRS, originally published in April, 1945. In 1945, the allied forces closed in on the German heartland and as a preparation to occupation after the war was won, the American Army’s Military Counter Intelligence Unit (G2) and the British MI14(d), produced a most extensive and exhaustive study of the German Police infrastructure in April 1945

 

Offered here is a soft-cover reprint of these manuals (1997) in approx 452 pages. It appears to combine all the manuals in one encyclopaedic volume. The information within is a goldmine for researchers in a number of different areas: anti-partisan warfare, the organization of the various police entities, personalities of the Reich's police apparatus and their responsibilities, and the inseparable relationship between the police and the SS in Nazi Germany. It should not be assumed by any researcher, however, that all of the information in this volume is current as of April 1945, as it is apparent that different information was collected at different times, mostly between 1942 and 1944, and that updating to 1945 was not always a priority of the Allies at the time. The most complete study in the English language on the German police system in World War II. This book does not cover the Feldgendarmerie (Military Police) of the Wehrmacht. Yet, it is still a valuable background work for anyone interested in this facet of the Military, as Most Feldgendarmen – especially earlier in the war – were drawn from the Motorisierte Gendarmerie and continued to be answerable to their home police stations for matters such as pay, promotion, awards etc.

 

Axis Europa 1997 reprint of original 1945 study

Softcover large format 452pp.

 

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Book Code:  SH1733

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