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The Feldgendarmerie

(i) Feldgendarmerie des Heeres

After the end of the First World War, the Germany army lost its Feldgendarmerie units and this situation remained unchanged throughout period of the Weimar Republic and its Reichswehr and indeed also for the early years after the creation of the new Wehrmacht.

Unlike most nations which maintained military police units even during peacetime, the Wehrmacht formed such units only on a temporary basis, by drafting personnel from the civil police, most often the Motorisierte Gendarmerie. Other nations of course, including the British, had reinforced their military police during times of need, by drafting civilian policemen, but for a nation which was rapidly expanding its military forces it was a somewhat unusual situation for the Germans to create only temporary military police units. Such units were formed for major military exercises and major troop movements such as those which occurred during the so-called ‘Flower-Wars’ (the Anschluss with Austria and the occupation of the Sudetenland). These units however were disbanded again soon afterwards.

Only with the mobilisation of the Army in the lead up to the Second World War did the serious creation of permanent military police units begin. In fact the Feldgendarmerie units were some of the first to be created, orders specifying that they had to begin forming up within 12 hours of the mobilisation orders, a perfectly logical move as units concerned with order and discipline and the movement of large bodies of troops needed to be in place before the remainder of the army began to form.

Of course the Wehrmacht already had access to a small cadre of troops who had served in the previous temporary units and so the rapid creation of these new permanent units was made easier. Some 280 officers and just under 7,900 NCOs and men were transferred from the civil police in the weeks before the outbreak of war.

The tasks that were to be performed by the Feldgendarmerie fell into three basic categories.

Maintaining order and discipline

i)	Monitoring of order and discipline amongst service personnel.
ii)	Collection of prisoners of war and formation of collecting points at the front, both for prisoners and for German stragglers.
iii)	Investigation of crimes committed by military personnel.
iv)	Apprehension of deserters.
v)	Monitoring movement of troops in transit to and from leave, (in co-operation with the Army Patrol Service (Streifendienst).

Motorisierte Gendarmerie NCO wears the Feld=Gendarmerie armband over his police sleeve eagle.

This Motorisierte Gendarmerie NCO wears the Deutsche Wehrmacht armband over his sleeve eagle and the Feld=Gendarmerie armband just above the cuff.

Polizei Ausweis of Friedrich Willuweit, a police NCO who also served with the Feldgendarmerie.

Feldgendarmerie troops at drill practice with the Kar98k.

A Gendarmerie NCO wears the Deutsche Wehrmacht armband below the sleeve eagle and the Feld=Gendarmerie armband above the cuff.

Ausweis issued by 6th Army to be used in conjunction with the Soldbuch, confirming the authority of the Feldgendarm. (Ian Jewison)

Feldgendarmerie NCOs prepare food at a POW collecting point as Soviet prisoners look on. (Sebastian Golawski)

The Feldgendarmerie Oberfeldwebel at left wears the marksmanship lanyard as well as the trade badge for a Waffenfeldwebel (Ordnance NCO).

Feldgendarm guarding a Soviet prisoner. The Kgf patch on the prisoner’s tunic is for ‘Kriegsgefangener’. (Henner Lindlar)

Traffic control

i)	Planning and marking of military routes.
ii)	Traffic control and direction.
iii)	Control of traffic at water crossings.
iv)	Monitoring of military traffic.
v)	Ensuring priority of movement for certain traffic.

Security

i)	Prevention of sabotage and espionage
ii)	Protection of headquarter locations
iii)	General police tasks in occupied areas where no indigenous police functions are available.
iv)	Protection of lines of communication in rear areas
v)	Combating partisans and Francs Tireurs.

An iconic image of the typical Feldgendarm on traffic control duty. (Clyde R. Davis)

Feldgendarmerie dog handler with a muzzled Boxer dog. This is the same soldier pictured in the photo showing the Waffenrock (note the Panzer Assault Badge—rarely seen worn by a Feldgendarm).

An entry from the Stanitz Wehrpass previously illustrated showing his attendance at a dog-handler’s course.

A Feldwebel and Hauptfeldwebel of Feldgendarmerie with their German Shepherd dog.

The German Shepherd was immensely popular, both as a pet and as a working dog with the Feldgendarmerie.

Allocation of Feldgendarmerie Units

Although, eventually all branches of the armed forces would have their own military police units, most of these had limited areas of responsibility, whereas the Feldgendarmerie of the army had far greater authority and more widely ranging tasks. Not surprisingly then, the breakdown of the Feldgendarmerie of the army is fairly complex.

Feldgendarmerie troops were allocated at the following levels.

Army / Army Corps

Each army or army corps (usually a grouping of several divisions) was to be allocated a Feldgendarmerie Abteilung with a strength of three companies. These larger units were generally under the control of the commander of the rear areas or Kommandeur rückwärtiges Armeegebiet, usually abbreviated to ‘Korück’.

After the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, a Feldgendarmerie Abteilung was also allocated to the Korück for each army corps.

Feldgendarm on traffic control duty.

Feldgendarmerie Unteroffizier with French Colonial prisoners.

Corps

Each corps (normally formed from two or more divisions) was allocated a Feldgendarmerietrupp (mot).

Divisions

Each division was allocated a Feldgendarmerietrupp, the type of trupp allocated depended on the type of division, e.g. infantry divisions: Feldgendarmerietrupp a (mot), panzer divisions: Feldgendarmerietrupp b (mot).

Garrison divisions: initially, no Feldgendarmerie elements were allocated but later in the war partially motorised Feldgendarmerietrupp c (teilmot.) or Feldgendarmerietrupp d (teilmot.)

Security divisions: none allocated, any Feldgendarmerie function would be provided by Feldgendarmerie from the local Feldkommandantur to which the security division was subordinated.

Exceptions occurred, and some large, elite units such as Grossdeutschland had a full Feldgendarmerie Kompanie of three platoons or Züge.

Brigades

Many independently operating brigades were allocated a Feldgendarmerietrupp a (mot.) or Feldgendarmerietrupp b (mot.)

Kommandanturen

Many (but not all) command posts, be it at local, district or field level were provided with a partially motorised Feldgendarmerie unit, a Feldgendarmerietrupp c (teilmot.) or Feldgendarmerietrupp d (teilmot).

Many large cities, both in Germany and in the occupied countries, had their own Feldgendarmerie Kompanie (teilmot.) subordinated to the local Wehrmachtkommandantur.

Equipment Levels

Every German military unit was equipped according to a very specific scale, referred to as the Kriegsstärkenachweisung (KStN) which dictated the strength in men and equipment that was approved for that type of unit. These KStN were not necessarily permanent and could be altered over time, so the details below should be considered as ‘typical’ rather than absolute, and at various times units may carry supernumerary personnel or be under strength. Units being undermanned was certainly a common occurrence in wartime.

Traffic post on the Eastern Front near Charkow in March 1943.

From the earliest days of the war, guarding prisoners was an important and common function for the Feldgendarmerie. Here French prisoners are marched into captivity in 1940.

Feldgendarmerie in greatcoats on a winter training exercise in Schirgiswalde.

Feldgendarmerie Gefreiter travelling by train enjoys a sumptuous meal.

Feldgendarmerie Abteilung

Headquarters

Command Group

3 officers, 3 NCOs and 3 men ( i.e. company commander, radio/telephone crew, company sergeant, medical NCO, company clerk.)

1 × staff car.

1 × small bus.

Repair/Maintemance Troop:

1 NCO and 3 men (Schirrmeister NCO, mechanics).

1 × motorcycle/sidecar combination.

1 × 2 ton truck.

Transport/Supply Element:

4 NCOs and 8 men (paymaster NCO, transport NCOs, QM NCOs, drivers, cooks).

2 × 2 ton trucks.

2 × 3 ton trucks. ]

Total Weapons Allocation for the above

8 × pistols.

19 × carbines.

4 × machine pistols.

1 × light machine gun.

Plus 3 or 4 × Feldgendarmerie Kompanien each comprising 3 × Feldgendarmerietruppen.

Allocations for Truppe and Kompanien are given below.

Feldgendarmerie section equipped with motorcycles and a light four seat car.

This Opel Olympia was just one of many civilian automobile models pressed into military service, here with Feldgendarmerie Trupp 468.

Feldgendarmerie with their Mercedes 170 staff car. The emblem on the front fender is the tactical sign for a Feldgendarmerie unit. (Sebastian Golawski)

Cover of the military driving licence.

Driving licence for a Feldgendarmerie NCO.

Driving licence without photograph, valid only when used in conjunction with a Soldbuch which has a photograph.

Typical 3 ton truck from a Feldgendarmerie unit on the border with Russia, July 1941.

The P.08 Luger pistol (Robert Adams-adamsguns.com)

The Walther P38 never fully replaced the P.08 Luger (Robert Adams- adamsguns.com)

Soldiers were occasionally permitted to carry their own personal firearms in place of the army issue pieces. In such cases a certification was added to the Soldbuch confirming the weapon was the soldier’s personal property.

Feldgendarmerie Kompanie

7 officers, 114 NCOs and 55 men.

Command group

1 officer, 4 NCOs and 6 men (company commander, radio/telephone crew, company sergeant, medical NCO, company clerk.

1 × kubelwagen.

1 × bus.

4 × carbines.

3 × pistols.

1 × machine pistol.

Repair/maintemance troop:

1 NCO and 3 men (Schirrmeister NCO, Mechanics).

1 × motorcycle/sidecar combination.

1 × 2 ton truck.

3 × carbines.

1 × pistol.

Notice all the traffic post signs stored around the spare wheel on the bonnet of this Feldgendarmerie Volkswagen Kubelwagen.

Pre-war Opel Olympia 2 door model 13237 in the service of the Feldgendarmerie.

Rather than military type jeeps, the majority of vehicles used by the Feldgendarmerie appear to be civilian cars impressed into military service.

Captured Russian GAZ 1.5 ton light truck pressed into service with the Feldgendarmerie.

Two Feldgendarmen from Feldgendarmerie- Trupp 468 with their motorcycle combination.

Feldgendarmerie with Zundapp motorcycle combination on the Eastern Front.

Transport/supply element :

4 NCOs and 8 men (paymaster NCO, transport NCOs, QM NCOs, drivers, cooks).

2 × 2 ton trucks.

2 × 3 ton trucks

11 × carbines.

1 × pistol.

Feldgendarmerie Zug (×3)

1 officer, 20 NCOs and 10 men.

3 × motorcycles.

2 × motorcycle combinations.

8 × kubelwagen.

20 × carbines.

11 × pistols.

4 × machine pistols.

3 × light machine guns.

Feldgendarmerietrupp a (mot)

2 officers, 21 NCOs and 10 men.

6 × motorcycles.

2 × motorcycle combinations.

7 × kubelwagen.

1 × 3 ton truck.

17 × carbines.

12 × pistols.

6 × machine pistols.

3 × light machine guns.

Feldgendarmerietrupp b (mot)

3 officers, 41 NCOs and 20 men.

2 × motorcycles.

4 × motorcycle combinations.

17 × kubelwagens.

3 × 2 ton truck.

1 × 3 ton truck.

45 × carbines.

13 × pistols.

9 × machine pistols.

5 × light machine guns.

The weapons training page from the Hahnel Wehrpass. Note that even for a senior NCO, he has been trained only in the use of rifle and pistol.

A Feldgendarm uses a Kettenkrad tracked motorcycle to pull a light truck out of the mud on the Russian Front. (Josef Charita)

A group of Feldgendarmerie NCOs with a captured French Citroen Traction Avant.

Zundapp heavy motorcycle combination of the Feldgendarmerie parked under a tree as its rider takes a rest.

The basic weapon for most German soldiers, including the Feldgendarmerie, was the Kar98k Carbine. (Armémuseum Stockholm)

The Wehrpass of Stabsfeldwebel Paul Hahnel from Feldgendarmerie Trupp 833.

Service with the Feldgendarmerie of the German Army is also recorded in the Polizei Dienstpass of Willuweit.

Entries from the Polizei Dienstpass of Walter Tronnier whose Wehrpass is shown elsewhere indicating his service with the army as a temporary Feldgendarm pre-war during the occupation of the Sudetenland followed by full time army service with the Feldgendarmerie during the Second World War.

Feldgendarmerie motorcycle combination with the bullet shaped ‘Steib’ sidecar.

Motorcycle combination from Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 468, the bracket on the front of the sidecar is the mount for a storage container.

Feldgendarmerie Unteroffizier. Note the ‘F.Gend’ painted on the front mudguard. The motorcycle is an NSU, less commonly seen than BMW or Zundapp models.

Feldgendarmerie motorcycles. Note that the two at left still bear their civilian licence plates whilst the two at right have their military plates with ‘WH’ (Wehrmacht Heer) prefix.

Not every Feldgendarm had the luxury of travelling in a Mercedes like this Unteroffizier. (Sebastian Golwaski)

Obsolescent weapons such as the Bergmann MP18 were also used by the Feldgendarmerie. (Quickload at en.wikipedia)

Feldgendarmerietrupp c (Teilmot)

1 officer, 25 NCOs and 7 men.

18 × bicycles.

4 × kubelwagens.

1 × 3 ton truck.

19 × carbines.

10 × pistols.

5 × machine pistols.

3 × light machine guns.

Feldgendarmerietrupp d (Teilmot)

1 officer, 20 NCOs and 6 men.

3 × motorcycles.

6 × bicycles.

4 × staff cars.

15 × pistols.

12 × carbines.

2 × machine pistols.

1 × light machine gun.

A commonly held perception regarding the typical Feldgendarm, probably fuelled by to some degree by movie images of such troops is that they were usually armed with MP40 type machine pistols. As can be seen from the above however, the standard weapon for the Feldgendarmerie was the infantry carbine, usually the Mauser Kar98k with only a handful of machine pistols per unit. In fact in many units, especially those on occupation duty, armament often comprised captured and obsolete enemy weapons.

Feldgendarmerie from Sonderverband 287 with their Volkswagen Kubelwagen light field car.

Weapons training page from the Wehrpass of Diedrich Henke seen previously shows that as well as being trained on the Kar98k, he has also been familiarised with the MP 18 machine pistol.

The bicycle was a perfect sensible mode of transport for navigating narrow country lanes in some rear areas.

Apart from a new paint job, most civilian vehicles in military service were unmodified, but a special hooded ‘Notek’ lamp was usually fitted to the left fender as here.

The humble bicycle was also an important part of Feldgendarmerie equipment.

The highly effective MG34 was standard issue in small numbers to each Feldgendarmerie Trupp and Abteilung. (Armémuseum Stockholm)

Wehrpass for Stabsfeldwebel Fritz Dudde of Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 463.

At the opposite end of the training scale, Dudde has been trained in the Kar98k Carbine, the older G98 rifle, the P.08 Pistol, the l.M.G. (light machine gun) and s.M.G. (heavy machine gun).

A two man Feldgendarmerie patrol with their Opel staff car.

The use of civilian vehicles had its problems as few could cope as well as heavier military vehicles in bad weather.

The machine pistol MP40 was used by the Feldgendarmerie in limited numbers. (Quickload at en.wikipedia)

Uniforms

All branches of the German armed forces were allocated a specific Waffenfarbe or branch of service colour. In the case of the Feldgendarmerie this was orange-red or orangerot. This choice was almost certainly because of the use of this same colour by the civil Gendarmerie.

This colour was worn in various ways. It was used as piping to the crown and cap band of the visor cap. It was also used as a Russia braid ‘soutache’ or inverted vee around the national cockade on both the field grey field cap and the tropical field cap for officers and other ranks until mid 1942 when this feature was removed.

The Waffenfarbe was also used as piping to the shoulder straps of NCOs and enlisted men and underlay to the shoulder straps of officers. It was featured as a coloured strip to the centre of each bar of ‘Litzen’ on the collar tabs of officers and also on the early issue collar tabs for NCOs and enlisted men.

On the subject of Waffenfarbe it is perhaps worth mentioning that the Feldgendarmerie was not the only branch to use orange-red Waffenfarbe. The army’s recruiting branch also used this colour until 1942 after which it changed to white. Other smaller branches such as the ordnance and engineering branches also used orange-red Waffenfarbe. However, these other branches also featured identifying devices on their shoulder straps—in the case of the recruiting branch a roman numeral designating the Wehrkreis or military district was featured and for ordnance troops, the letters Fz (for Feldzeug) for supplementary officers, crossed canon for ordnance officers and a cogwheel for engineering officers. A strap with only orange Waffenfarbe and no other identifying device therefore is most likely Feldgendarmerie.

Early Uniforms

During the earliest operations which involved the Feldgendarmerie, many of those who transferred either temporarily or permanently from the Gendarmerie continued to wear their original police uniforms, including where appropriate, the Motorisierte Gendarmerie cuffband.

In period photos, these grey green uniforms can be easily identified by the contrasting dark brown cuffs. The collar was also dark brown as opposed to the dark green collar worn on army uniforms of the period.

The lack of an army pattern national emblem (eagle and swastika) over the right breast pocket is also an instant indicator that the uniform is of the police and not the army.

In order to identify them as carrying out Military as opposed to civil police duties, they were issued with a green cloth armband on which was machine woven the legend ‘Feld=Gendarmerie’ in two lines of yellow Gothic text. A variant is also known with the legend machine embroidered in yellow thread rather than woven.

This was worn on the left sleeve of the tunic as well as the greatcoat or the protective motorcyclists coat if worn. This armband was often, but not always worn in such a manner as to cover the police version of the national emblem on the left sleeve.

It should also be noted that on occasion this armband was worn by other Wehrmacht troops acting as temporary Feldgendarmen, though its greatest use was certainly by members of the civil police acting as military police.

The regulation cuffbands used by the police (i.e. Motorisierte Gendarmerie, Deutsche Wehrmacht etc) were machine or hand embroidered on a mid/dark brown wool base.

The same NCO is seen here first as a civilian policeman and as a Feldgendarmerie Unteroffizier. Many came from the police to serve a term of duty with the Feldgendarmerie and then return to the police.

These transitional police uniforms have been amended by having an army breast eagle added along with army style shoulder straps and army style NCO braid around the collar.

This transitional police uniform has the Feld=Gendarmerie armband placed over the sleeve eagle and also has an army national emblem added to the right breast.

Cufftitle for the Motorisierte Gendarmerie which supplied so many of its personnel for duty in the Feldgendarmerie.

A junior NCO from the Motorisierte Gendarmerie, which provided a large portion of the first personnel to serve in the Feldgendarmerie.

A rare shot of cloth sides with the embroidered unit number being worn on the shoulder strap, highly unusual for the Feldgendarmerie.

A Feldgendarmerie cuffband also exists manufactured in the same style as the police cuffbands, both in machine embroidered and hand embroidered form. It seems logical to assume that these were the first Feldgendarmerie cuffbands to be introduced and were first worn during this transitional phase when elements of the original police uniform were still being used. Photographic evidence of the occasional use of this early type Feldgendarmerie cuffband well into the war does exist however.

Uniforms

No special trousers, footwear etc. were used by the Feldgendarmerie, only the tunic or field blouse bearing the appropriate insignia would be identifiable as being for the military police.

The cut and style of the tunic was absolutely generic with no special features relevant to the wearer’s position as a military policeman other than the attached insignia.

All of the standard uniforms used by the army were utilised by the Feldgendarmerie, those most commonly encountered on period photographs include:

M38 Officers Tunic

A field grey tunic with dark green collar having four pleated pockets with scalloped flaps and fastened with five buttons. The sleeves featured turned back cuffs. It was similar to the M36 tunic for other ranks but in much finer quality material.

Some officers, for field use, had their own tunics made in similar cut to the M36 other ranks tunic without turned back cuffs, but usually from better quality wool.

M36 Field Blouse

A field grey tunic with dark green collar having four pleated pockets with scalloped flaps and fastened with five buttons.

M40 Field Blouse

As M36 but with field grey collar.

M41 Field Blouse

As M40 but with six-button fastening.

M42 Field Blouse

As M40/41 but with non-pleated pockets.

M43 Field Blouse

As M42 but with straight cut pocket flaps.

There were also some minor internal changes but the above are the main features which may be identified from period photos. It should also be noted that soldiers admired the contrasting dark green collars of the M36 tunics so much that many later issue types had the field grey collars replaced by dark green collars.

It is also worth noting that the M36 etc nomenclature is not the original German terminology but one which has been created by collectors and militaria enthusiasts in order to standardise descriptions and is now almost universally used.

Feldgendarmerie in winter dress. Note that, unusually, the soldier at right has added the metal insignia from the visor cap to his M43 field cap.

An unusual instance of mixed dress. This NCO wears the regulation Feldgendarmerie tunic, but with a civil Gendarmerie visor cap.

The officer tunic worn here with full insignia including the cufftitle and a hand embroidered bullion wire sleeve eagle.

A Feldgendarmerie Hauptmann wears the sleeve eagle but no cufftitle whilst his Adjutant following behind can be seen to wear both the sleeve eagle and cufftitle.

The leutnant at right wears a fine example of the officers’ service tunic with bullion police pattern sleeve eagle and standard woven cufftitle.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp on parade with its officers. Note how the bullion sleeve eagles worn by the officers stand out.

Another example of the officer’s tunic cut from wool in the enlisted style, here worn with the cufftitle but no sleeve eagle.

Mounted Feldgendarmerie Officer. Horses were often used by the Feldgendarmerie on the Eastern Front.

The basic early ‘M36’ type field blouse with dark green collar and pleated pockets with scalloped flaps worn by a Feldgendarmerie enlisted man.

Junior NCOs from Feldgendarmerie Trupp 468 in service dress with the visor cap.

The small size of this soldier’s holster suggests that he is carrying a smaller weapon than the common P.08 or P.38, most likely a Walther PP or Mauser HSc.

An off-duty Stabsfeldwebel tries out a pair of sunglasses in a local Bazaar. (Josef Charita)

A Feldgendarmerie Oberfeldwebel in service dress with visor cap, armed with a pistol the holster of which is just visible under his left arm.

On leave and in walking out dress, a Feldgendarmerie Geferiter poses for a snap with two lady friends

The ‘M40’ field blouse. Now with a field grey collar but still retaining the pleated pockets and scalloped flaps, is worn here by a Feldgendarmerie Gefreiter.

Captured Russian light trucks being used by Feldgendarmerie Trupp 468.

Two rather tough looking Feldgendarmerie NCOs interrogate a female suspect.

Feldgendarmerie in Kiev, 1943. Note that the Unteroffizier at right wears neither the arm eagle or cufftitle.

Two Feldgendarmen relax on the shores of the Adriatic.

Note the mix of field grey and dark green for collars and shoulder straps in this group of rankers and junior NCOs.

The M43 Einheitsfeldmütze dates this photo to after 1943, but the arm eagle and cufftitle still being used indicates that it is prior to March 1944.

The taller Feldgendarm here wears the ‘M41’ field blouse, being basically similar to the ‘M40’ but with six button fastening.

An ‘M42’ field blouse still having the scalloped pocket flaps but no pleats, and with six button fastening worn by a Feldgendarmerie Obergefreiter.

Waffenrock

Given that the Feldgendarmerie was only formed during mobilisation just prior to the outbreak of war, and that use of the Waffenrock or dress tunic was soon to be withdrawn for the duration, it is unsurprising that very little evidence has emerged to show the use of this particular style of tunic by the Feldgendarmerie.

Wartime photographs do exist however, which undeniably show the Waffenrock being worn by Feldgendarmerie troops complete with sleeve eagle and cuffband.

This author has as yet been unable to track down any surviving example of such a tunic however, and given the relatively small size of the Feldgendarmerie as a proportion of the German army during the early period when the Waffenrock may have been worn, it unlikely that many authentic examples have survived.

During research for this book, an interesting photograph was discovered showing a Feldgendarmerie senior NCO wearing a converted Gendarmerie tunic as a dress uniform. At first glance this may have appeared as a converted Waffenrock but on closer examination, details of the tunic reveal it is most certainly a police pattern tunic complete with contrasting cuffs. The cut of police and army Waffenrock tunics is completely different.

It is impossible to know from the monochrome image whether the collar and cuffs remain in the original brown of the Gendarmerie have been re-tailored with green cloth but this seems unlikely as converted Waffenrock tunics would normally have the contrasting dark cuffs removed. It is also interesting to note that this tunic bears an embroidered Feldgendarmerie cuffband in the police style.

The parade dress Waffenrock tunic is rarely encountered for Feldgendarmerie troops but it certainly existed. The Feldgendarmerie sleeve eagle is visible on this example.

Another fine and rare shot of the Waffenrock being worn by a Feldgendarm. In this case both the sleeve eagle and cufftitle are evident.

Pictured on his wedding day, this Oberfeldwebel wears an embroidered version of the Feldgendarmerie cufftitle on a brown wool base.

It seems therefore that this tunic is an example of one of the transitional period tunics, where the former Gendarmerie NCO has simply added the appropriate Feldgendarmerie insignia, including the army breast eagle, to his Gendarmerie tunic.

What makes this rather unusual, is that the medal ribbons he wears include that for the East Front Medal, meaning that this photograph was not taken until at least 1942. It would appear that this NCO pulled his old transitional Polizei/Heer tunic out of storage to wear for his wedding day. He also carries a police NCO Sword!

Tropical Tunics

As Feldgendarmerie operated in all the areas where such uniforms were used, it can be safely assumed that the full range of tropical pattern tunics may be found being worn by Feldgendarmerie personnel. It seems however that the police pattern national emblem worn on the left sleeve of field grey dress until 1944 was rarely featured on the tropical tunic or tropical shirt though the cuffband was widely used.

Two Feldgendarmerie NCOs in tropical uniform. Note that, typically, only the cufftitle is worn on the left sleeve.

This photograph of a Feldgendarmerie NCO proves that at least sometimes, the sleeve eagle was indeed worn on the tropical uniform.

This photograph of two Feldgendarmen is a perfect example of how much difference there was in the appearance of tropical clothing due to the bleaching effect of the sun.

Oberleutnant Hans Hausser in tropical dress while serving with Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 498. On the original photo the orange Waffenfarbe soutache over the cockade on his cap can just be seen. Hausser later won the Knight’s Cross whilst serving in the Waffen-SS.

Men from the Feldgendarmerie Trupp of Sonderverband 287 relax with some music.

Feldgendarmerie on Crete the stooping figure at right showing the very rare use of the Feldgendarmerie sleeve eagle on the tropical shirt.

Feldgendarmerie from Sonderverband 287 in tropical dress, typically, without the use of the sleeve eagle.

Greatcoats

The full range of army pattern greatcoats was used by the Feldgendarmerie. The cuffband was normally featured though the police pattern national emblem was not featured on the left sleeve.

Motorcycle Coats

One form of dress widely used by the Feldgendarmerie was the waterproof rubberised coat. This was an ankle length double breasted coat in grey green waterproof material, but with normal field grey cloth collar. It could be buttoned up between the legs for comfort when riding a motorcycle. The only insignia on this coat were the shoulder straps.

Army Feldgendarmerie Headgear

There were no special headgear designs for the Feldgendarmerie but various types of headgear were manufactured using the orange-red Waffenfarbe colour allocated to these troops.

From wartime photographs at least the following forms of head wear with orange-red Waffenfarbe are know to have been worn by Feldgendarmerie.

Visor Cap for Officers.

A pair of very hard looking Feldgendarmen wearing the greatcoat one with dark green and one with field grey collar. Note that the arm eagle is not worn on the greatcoat, but the cufftitle is featured.

A group of Feldgendarmerie officers and Senior NCOs wearing the regulation greatcoat.

Feldgendarm on guard duty in Stalino on the Russian Front. Note that on the heavy duty winter greatcoat (Wachmantel), no insignia is being worn.

Feldgendarmerie troops in Schirgiswalde, 1941. Note the Kar98k Carbines being carried.

Feldgendarm on guard duty. The fact that he has no ammunition pouches on his belt and would only have the five rounds in the weapon’s magazine suggests that the area is considered safe.

Keeping warm on the Eastern Front during winter was extremely difficult especially on static police duty. Note the huge felt overboots worn on top of the jackboots by this Feldgendarm. (Photo courtesy Brian L. Davis)

Rare shot of a Feldgendarmerie Feldwebel from the so-called Spanish Blue Division on the Eastern Front. Note the ‘España’ sleeve shield. (Otto Spronk Photo Files)

Two of the Feldgendarmen in this shot are wearing the loose fitting waterproof motorcyclist coat.

Motorcycle patrol in winter, struggling to progress through deep snow.

In cold weather, this Feldgendarm wears the woollen balaclava like toque to protect his neck and head. (Photo courtesy Brian L. Davis)

The motorcyclists protective waterproof coat was never the most stylish of garments!

Visor Cap for NCOs/Enlisted Men.

Feldmütze altere Art (so called Crush Cap).

Feldmütze for Officers.

Feldmütze for NCOs/Enlisted Men.

Tropical M40 Feldmütze.

Study of wartime photographs will show that virtually every type of generic headgear that was worn by the majority of army personnel was also used by the Feldgendarmerie (i.e. M35 and M42 Steel Helmets, M43 Feldmütze etc.)

Although the regular army steel helmet was used by Feldgendarmerie troops, occasional photos emerge showing Feldgendarmerie troops wearing steel helmets with the police national insignia decals. As there was no ‘Feldgendarmerie Helmet’ per se, it is safe to assume that those troops wearing these helmets are some of the former civil police personnel who were drafted into the army to serve with the Feldgendarmerie and retained their original police helmets.

This photo shows to good effect the M38 Feldmütze with the inverted ‘V’ of orange Waffenfarbe over the national colours cockade.

The officers’ version of the Feldmütze had silver piping around the flap and crown. The example worn here also features the orange Waffenfarbe soutache over the cockade.

This fine portrait study shows the visor cap for NCOs and enlisted ranks to good effect. It has orange piping around the crown and band.

This shot shows a fine range of Feldgendarmerie headgear being worn including the M38 Feldmütze, the officers and enlisted ranks visor caps and in the centre, the old style field cap (the so-called crusher cap).

Feldgendarm on guard duty armed with the standard Mauser Kar98k Carbine. Dnjepropetrovsk.

Feldgendarmerie NCOs will also often be seen, as here, carrying a map/document case from the waist belt. (Barry Smith)

Insignia

Collar Patches

Collar Patches for officers were in the regular style, with matt silver grey braid Litzen on a dark green badge-cloth base. In the centre of each Litze was a strip of orange Waffenfarbe either as a single strand cord or woven in a Russia braid ‘V’ style. In 1944 the use of fully machine woven collar tabs for officers became widespread.

For Dress uniforms such as the Waffenrock, the Litzen were hand embroidered in bright silver braid on an orange base.

Collar Patches for junior ranks were machine woven in a matt grey artificial silk with a dark green strip between the two bars of Litze. The centre of each bar carried a stripe in the orange colour of the Feldgendarmerie. Early collar tabs with Waffenfarbe were usually machine sewn onto a dark green patch before attachment to the collar.

From 1938, new ‘Einheitslitzen’ began to be used which lacked the Waffenfarbe stripe down the centre of each bar of Litze, the central strip between the bars and the stripe down the centre of each bar all being in dark green.

In 1940, a new version of the collar patch was introduced in which the central strip and the stripe down the centre of each bar were no longer in dark green but mouse grey. These later patterns were often machine sewn directly to the collar without the use of a backing patch.

Despite the fact that the version with Waffenfarbe colours was being phased out before the creation of the Feldgendarmerie, original tunics with the Waffenfarbe to the collar patches are well enough known to suggest that these troops were able to obtain patches with the appropriate Waffenfarbe.

Lower ranks patches for Waffenrock dress tunics normally featured machine woven bright aluminium thread Litzen with the space between the bars open so that when mounted on the orange base patch the Waffenfarbe colour would also be visible in this space between the bars.

Feldgendarmerie tropical tunics used the same collar tabs as those worn by all other troops, with blue grey artificial silk bars featuring a rust brown strip between each bar and a similarly coloured stripe down the centre of each bar. These were machined directly to the collar without a backing patch.

Officers would often wear the collar patches from their field grey uniform in lieu of these tropical patches.

Shoulder Straps

Shoulder straps for senior officers for the field uniform were made from intertwined matt silver grey braid. The braid itself was made by attaching two 5 mm strips of Russia type Soutache braid side by side so that the weave of the threads on the braid formed opposing ‘V’ shapes.

The braid was then sewn to a base of orange coloured wool, stiffened internally with a strip of stiff board.

Straps for all ranks were made in two styles, either fixed, which were sewn directly into the shoulder seam of the uniform, or removable in which case a small understrap was attached to the base of the strap, this passing through a loop on the tunic shoulder seam, to allow the strap to be buttoned in place.

Officer’s straps for dress uniforms were identical in style to those for the field uniform, but made from bright aluminium braid. The straps as above had two gilt rank stars for Oberst, one for Oberstleutnant and none for Major. Straps for these grades were usually approximately 3.8 cm wide.

A Feldgendarmerie Leutnant wearing the hand embroidered aluminium thread version of the cuffband. Note that he also carries the Army dress dagger.

The large size holster carried by this soldier suggests he is equipped with the P.08 Pistol.

As we can see here, height was not really a factor for serving in the Feldgendarmerie!

Junior officer shoulder straps were manufactured in a similar manner with matt silver grey braid for the field uniform and bright aluminium for the dress uniform. In the case of junior officers the braid was made from two 4–5 mm wide twin strips of soutache type braid sewn together side by side to give the impression of four strands. This was then laid along the strap, around the curved end and back down giving the overall impression of eight strands.

This style strap was worn with two gilt stars for the rank of Hauptmann, one for Oberleutnant and without stars for Leutnant.

NCO / Enlisted straps were originally made from dark green badge cloth for the upper surface and usually field grey for the undersurface. They were around 4.5 cm wide with the buttonhole end rounded and featured an understrap with buttonhole fitting to allow it to be removable from the field blouse. Examples without an understrap were also made, these being intended for sewing permanently into the shoulder seam of dress or private purchase tunics.

The edge of the strap featured a 2 mm wide strip of piping in the orange Waffenfarbe colour. This piping could be wool but in later straps was usually in woven rayon.

From May 1940, straps began to be made with the top surface in field grey cloth rather than dark blue green and from around 1944 as an economy measure straps began to be made with no underlay, only the top surface. In such cases a reinforcing strip of rayon was sewn to the undersurface.

NCOs wore edging to their shoulder straps consisting of 9 mm wide aluminium braid with a diamond weave pattern. In 1940 subdued braid was introduced made from field grey coloured rayon with a similar weave pattern. The aluminium braid was never actually replaced by the new style, and both aluminium and subdued braid can be found on straps used right through to the end of the war.

Straps with braid around the entire edge of the strap were worn with three white metal rank stars for Stabsfeldwebel, two stars for Oberfeldwebel, one for Feldwebel, and no stars for Unterfeldwebel.

Straps for Unteroffizier had braid only around the sides and curved end of the strap, the lower (shoulder) end being bare.

Lower ranks, from Schutze to Stabsgefreiter had no braid on the shoulder straps.

Shoulder straps for the tropical field blouse were of identical design to those for the field grey uniforms but were made from olive green cotton material with the artificial silk braid in rust brown colour where appropriate.

Early tropical straps as worn in North Africa predominantly had a brown wool underlay whilst later straps tend to have field grey wool underlay. Piping on tropical straps is generally in orange coloured artificial silk weave.

Units which carried their own special insignia of the shoulder strap (i.e. the GD cipher worn by Grossdeutschland units) featured these as gilt metal emblems for officer straps, silvered white metal for NCOs and embroidered for enlisted ranks. In the case of embroidered versions these were to be in the same colour as the Waffenfarbe colour in which the straps were piped, in the case of Feldgendarmerie straps—orangerot.

As can be seen by the example of a Grossdeutschland Feldgendarm shown in this book, although a black and white image, it can be seen that the GD cipher indeed appears to be in the same colour as the piping.

A Feldgendarmerie Oberfeldwebel relaxes in his personal quarters.

Presentation of awards to Feldgendarmerie troops in August 1941.

This ‘Spiess’, a Stabsfeldwebel, wears the Feldgendarmerie cufftitle above the sleeve rings.

A Feldgendarmerie Oberfeldwebel poses with his proud family.

Sleeve Eagle

Members of the Feldgendarmerie wore, in addition to the regular national emblem over the right breast pocket, the police version of the national emblem on the left sleeve as follows:

Officers

For officers the sleeve eagle consisting of an eagle grasping the usual wreathed swastika in its talons, all on an oval wreath of oakleaves, was hand embroidered in silver aluminium wire, with the exception of the swastika which was normally embroidered in black thread. The insignia was worked on a field grey coloured wool base.

Lower Ranks

For lower ranks the arm eagle was the same as that for the civil Gendarmerie, having the design (again with the exception of the swastika) machine embroidered in orange thread on a field grey base. Unlike the civil Gendarmerie however, the military police emblem did not show the name of the wearer’s home base town at the top of the badge.

Early examples of the sleeve eagle tend to be found worked on to a circular field grey wool patch, whilst later examples had the backing cloth trimmed closely around the outline of the insignia.

On most examples, the outer portion of the eagle’s wings will be found to have six segments. A rarer variant however with only three segments is known and photographic evidence of its wear by Feldgendarmerie troops exists.

The Feldgendarmerie sleeve eagle was withdrawn from use by an order of 10 March 1944 (Heeresmiteilungsblatt 44, Nr 158). How quickly this order was implemented is not known but given the Feldgendarmerie’s task of ensuring order and discipline it seems logical that they would be amongst the first troops to comply with the new order so it might seem logical that the lack of this feature would be an indicator of a photograph having been taken after March 1944.

Occasional photos known to have been taken before this date and showing no sleeve eagle are known, so although using the lack of sleeve eagle as a general rule of thumb to date a photograph is not unreasonable, it should not be relied on absolutely, especially for officers whose use of the regulation sleeve eagle prior to March 1944 seems to have been sporadic at best.

This extremely rare portrait study of a Feldgendarm from the Grossdeutschland Division clearly shows the GD monogram on the shoulder straps is embroidered in the same colour as the piping to the strap. (Photo courtesy Sebastian Golawski)

Note the concurrent use of both types on sleeve eagle, on circular and on shaped backing.

The officer’s version of the sleeve eagle was a high quality item, hand- embroidered in silvered wire thread.

This portrait shot shows the wear of the early style sleeve eagle on circular backing.

This Feldgendarmerie Unteroffizier wears the later style eagle where the backing is cut to the outline shape of the embroidery.

A relatively uncommon version of the sleeve eagle with only three segments to the outer wing instead of the normal six is worn by this Stabsfeldwebel.

The Army Service Regulations bulletin entry regarding the removal of the sleeve eagle.

After the armistice with France in 1940, the Feldgendarmerie worked closely with the French Civil Gendarmerie.

Cuffbands

A special cuffband was introduced for members of the military police. It was the same for all ranks and consisted of a machine woven rayon band some 3.2 cm wide in mid-brown colour (exact shades will vary with some significantly darker than others) with a pale grey edge and in pale grey gothic lettering the inscription ‘Feldgendarmerie’.

It was worn on the lower left sleeve by all ranks, by regulation 14.5 cm from the cuff though this varied in practice.

So far, three very distinct weave patterns have been noted on original examples of this cuffband indicating that more than one firm was involved in their manufacture.

The obverse of all three types is virtually identical with just minor spacing differences between some of the letters.

The most common reverse pattern shows a mass of loose threads running across the width of the band, a common feature of so called ‘BeVo’ woven insignia.

A second type has a much more tightly woven reverse with no loose threads whilst the third and rarest pattern has the reverse face show the brown base weave as on the obverse with a ghosted reverse image of the lettering. This exact style of weave is also known on a few of the rarer Waffen-SSunit titles, suggesting that this pattern was made by the same firm.

Whilst wartime photographs of Feldgendarmerie NCOs and lower ranks generally show the correct, regulation insignia being worn, where officers are concerned usage of insignia seems to have been less well adhered to.

Photographs will be noted where the sleeve eagle is worn with no cuffband, a cuffband with no sleeve eagle, both insignia or indeed no insignia!

As previously mentioned, the early machine or hand embroidered Feldgendarmerie cuffbands in the Polizei style (on a dark brown wool band) may also be encountered on wartime photographs. The cuffband was withdrawn from use in 1944.

It should be noted that where a unit already wore a cuffband of its own, i.e. Grossdeutschland, Feldherrnhalle etc then the Feldgendarmerie cuffband was worn in addition to the unit cuffband. In some cases, i.e. Grossdeutschland, the unit and Feldgendarmerie cuffbands were worn on different sleeves. Where both bands were to be worn on the same sleeve (i.e. Feldherrnhalle, or campaign bands such as Afrika or Kreta), the Feldgendarmerie band was worn immediately below the other

Gorget

The most iconic piece of Wehrmacht military police insignia was without doubt the special gorget was introduced for the Feldgendarmerie and which closely followed the style of those used in the First World War. It consisted of a curved plate which was stamped from thin sheet steel with a turned edge. In the centre was a national emblem affixed by prongs on its reverse, over a dark grey painted scroll with the inscription ‘Feldgendarmerie’ in Latin script, also affixed by prongs. At either top corner was a stippled button similar to those used on the tunic. The buttons, national emblem and lettering on the scroll were painted in a yellowish-cream coloured luminous paint. The face of the plate was finished initially in a matt silver colour though some later wartime pieces (particularly those manufactured by the Assmann firm) had a dark grey finish.

The gorget was suspended around the neck by a simple steel chain. The chain was affixed to the right hand side of the reverse face, and attached by simply slipping one of the links of the chain over a flat prong mounted behind the left hand button. A further flat prong is mounted just to the left of centre. This was intended to slip into the buttonhole of the wearer’s tunic and prevent the gorget swinging around if the wearer leaned forward.

The reverse face of the gorget was normally covered either with stiff lacquered card or field grey wool.

Mention should also be made of the unique pattern of gorget worn by Feldgendarmerie from the Grossdeutschland Division. Locally modified by the unit, a thin sheet metal plate was affixed across the concave top edge of the Gorget plate and painted black with a white edge. In the centre of the plate, the GD cipher was featured, either painted, or formed by attaching one of the white metal NCO grade GD shoulder strap ciphers.

Until recently only a couple of extremely badly worn and rusted examples were known to have survived. Recently however, an example in fine condition emerged from the estate of a deceased former member of the GD Feldgendarmerie, Feldwebel Hugo Misamer. This is, at the time of writing, the only intact example known and the author is profoundly grateful to the owner, Sebastian Golawski for permission to show this incredibly rare piece in this work.

From 10 March 1944, use of the sleeve eagle was discontinued as shown here, only the cufftitle was worn though this ultimately would also be deleted.

Three junior NCOs in winter service dress. Going by the design of the holster being used, they are armed with the P.08 Luger pistol.

Members of Feldgendarmerie Trupp 468 pose for a group shot in duty order.

This fine, clear shot shows the standard machine woven all ranks version of the Feldgendarmerie cufftitle being worn.

A rare version of the cufftitle embroidered in Latin script rather than Gothic is worn by this Unteroffizier.

The leutnant on the left of this shot wears a hand embroidered aluminium thread version of the cufftitle.

The uniform issue page from a Feldgendarmerie Soldbuch showing entries for the sleeve eagle (Gend. Ärmelabzeichen) and cufftitle (Ärmelstreifen Feldgend).

An ‘M43’ field blouse, with straight pocket flaps, no pleats and six button fastening. Note that the unit cufftitle ‘Feldherrnhalle’ is worn above the Feldgendarmerie band.

In this fine portrait, the Feldgendarm is wearing the M43 Einheitsfeldmütze. This universal field cap no longer sported any feature that would identify its wearer as Feldgendarmerie. (Photo courtesy Jan Arne Straete)

The gorget worn by this Obergefreiter is a good example of how quickly the finish on these items was worn away by constant use.

An unusual gorget, probably locally made. Its purpose is unknown but the soldier is almost certainly not Feldgendarmerie but is fulfilling some form of police type duty within the unit.

A young admirer examines this Stabsfeldwebel’s gorget.

An extract from the publication ‘Uniformen Markt’ describing the gorget and insignia used by the Feldgendarmerie.

Note the distinctive unique gorget with its ‘GD’ symbol worn by the Feldgendarm in the centre of this shot. (Sebastian Golawski)

This shot of exhausted Feldgendarmen from the Grossdeutschland Division shows the special gorget to good advantage. (Sebastian Golawski)

Even Feldgendarmerie from elite motorised units like Grossdeutschland utilised horses as a mode of transport on the Eastern Front. (Sebastian Golawski)

Awards and Decorations

Whilst eligibility for awards to members of the Feldgendarmerie and related units was no different to that for other branches of the Wehrmacht, the types of duty and tasks they were required to perform naturally restricted the number of awards to which they would be able to aspire.

The following list covers those that are known from primary evidence to have been awarded to Feldgendarmen and may be seen worn by them in wartime photographs. Where relevant, for example with campaign awards, some specific units of the Feldgendarmerie whose members may have qualified for these awards are noted.

Sports Awards

DRL Sports Badge

The DRL (Deutsche Reichsbund für Leibesübungen ) Sports Badge was introduced in 1937 and replaced the earlier DRA (Deutscher Reichs-Ausschuss) Sports Badge. It was issued as a general incentive for physical fitness for both men and women and featured an oval wreath of oakleaves tied with a bow at its base and with a swastika superimposed over this bow. In the centre was an intertwined monogram comprised of the initials DRL. The badge came in three grades, bronze, silver and gold dependant on the level of physical fitness achieved.

SA Sports Badge

Instituted in 1933 for members of the SA and SS, the SA Sports badge was similar in concept to the DRL badge, being awarded in three grades, bronze, silver and gold dependant on the level of physical fitness achieved. For this badge however, the recipient had to show that he fully agreed with the Nazi philosophy and the training exercises which had to be passed included field craft and military training as well as regular physical fitness training. In addition the tests had to be re-taken every year in order to avoid forfeiture of the award.

This Stabsfeldwebel wears the DRL Sports Badge on his tunic pocket.

The DRL Sports Badge.

The SA Sports Badge.

Both the DRL (above) and SA (below) Sports Badges are worn by this Unteroffizier.

Service Awards

Police Service Awards

The series of awards was instituted by Hitler on 30 January 1938 to recognise long and loyal service in the German police. It was awarded in three grades:

8 Years: A silver coloured medal 38 mm in diameter with on its obverse the Polizei national emblem in relief. The reverse features a large numeral ‘8’ with, around the rim, the inscription Für Treue Dienst in der Polizei. It was worn on a plain cornflower blue ribbon.

18 Years: A silver coloured cross ‘Pattée’, measuring 42 mm × 42 mm with the Police pattern national emblem in the centre. The reverse centre featured an oval medallion with the legend Für Treue Dienst in der Polizei. The award was suspended from a cornflower blue ribbon onto which was embroidered the police national emblem in white thread.

25 Years: A Gold coloured cross ‘ Pattée’ measuring 42 mm × 42 mm with the police pattern national emblem in the centre. The reverse centre featured an oval medallion with the legend Für Treue Dienst in der Polizei. The award was suspended from a cornflower blue ribbon onto which was embroidered the police national emblem in golden yellow coloured thread.

With many members of the Feldgendarmerie having transferred directly from the civil police, particularly in the early years of the war it is not uncommon to find Feldgendarmen with both Wehrmacht and Polizei long service awards.

As many were considered simply on detached duty from the police to the army, service time with the army could also be counted towards the award of police long service awards.

Wehrmacht Service Awards—Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht

On 16 March 1936 a series of awards was instituted to recognise long and loyal service in the Armed Forces. New awards of the Wehrmacht long service award were halted for the duration of the war in 1940. Those who had already received the 18 or 25 year awards by that time were predominantly senior officers so it is unlikely that awards of anything greater than the 4 and 12 year awards will be encountered as awarded to soldiers during their service in the Feldgendarmerie.

These awards were as follows:

4th Class (4 Years): A 30 mm diameter silvered medal with the Wehrmacht style national emblem in the centre. Around the rim, in Gothic style Frakturschrift, is the legend Treue Dienst in der Wehrmach’. On the reverse is a circular wreath of oakleaves surrounding the numeral ‘4’.

The award was worn from a plain cornflower blue ribbon onto which is pinned a small silvered metal national emblem with outspread wings.

3rd Class (12 Years): A similar medal but gold coloured and with the numeral ‘12’ contained within the wreath on the reverse face.

On awards to Luftwaffe personnel the small national emblem worn on the ribbon was of the unique Luftwaffe style. The awards were worn when appropriate in combination as follows:

For 4 Years—the 4 year medal

For 12 Years—both the 4 and 12 year medals

Campaign Awards

A series of awards were created to commemorate the so-called ‘Flower Wars’ of 1938–39, so called because of Germany successfully annexing Austria, Czechoslovakia and the port of Memel without military opposition. Many of the members of the Motorisierte Gendarmerie who formed the initial manpower cadres of the Feldgendarmerie were to earn these awards while serving as temporary military police during these large scale troop movements.

Medals

The Commemorative Medal of 13 March 1938—Die Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938

Instituted on 1 May 1938 to commemorate the Anschluss whereby Austria lost its independence and was absorbed into the greater German Reich.

The 34 mm diameter silvered medal, whose design was based on that of the 1938 Party Day badge, showed on its obverse a naked figure bearing a swastika banner, leading a smaller naked figure, whose chains had been broken (representing the annexed nation being ‘rescued’ and brought home into the Reich by Germany), onto a podium bearing the eagle and swastika. Around the edge of the reverse face was the slogan Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer the gap between each phrase punctuated by small swastikas. In the centre was the date 13. März 1938.

The medal was suspended from a red ribbon with white/black/white edges. Over 318,000 were awarded.

The Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938—Die Medaille zur Erinnering an den 1 Oktober 1938

This award was instituted on 18 October 1938 to commemorate the annexation of the Sudetenland.

Its design followed that of the Anschluss medal and had an identical obverse design. On the reverse, only the date was altered to 1 Oktober 1938. In this case the colour of the award was changed to a matt bronze finish. The medal was suspended from a black ribbon with narrow white edges and a red central stripe.

The annexation of the Sudetenland was soon followed by the occupation of the whole of Czechoslovakia and to celebrate this on 1 May 1939 a clasp was instituted for wear on the ribbon of the medal of 1 October 1938 by those holders of the medal who had subsequently taken part in the occupation of the remainder of Czechoslovakia. The bronze clasp depicted Prague castle. Well over one million 1 October 1938 medals were issued, with in excess of 130,000 Clasps.

The Medal Commemorating the Return of Memel—Die Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkerhr des Memellandes

The last, and rarest of the ‘Flower Wars’ medals to be introduced the Memel medal was instituted on 1 May 1939 to commemorate the seizure of the district of Memel from Lithuania which had taken place on 22 March 1939. The obverse design followed that of its predecessors, and the medal was once again finished in a bronze colour. The reverse this time was showed the legend Zur Erinnerung an die Heimkerhr des Memellandes 22 März 1939. The slogan surrounding the reverse edge was replaced on this award by a border of oakleaves.

The Police Long Service Medal for 8 years service.

Wehrpass to Leutnant Max Brasack, a former policeman who served in the Feldgendarmerie.

The final entry is for a Police Long Service award. (Polizei dienstauszeichung)

Armed Forces Long Service Medal for 4 years.

Soldbuch for Oberfeldwebel Erich Wolter, from Feldgendarmerie.

The awards entries from the Wolter Soldbuch, the second entry being for the Army 4 year Long Service medal (Dienstauszeichnung IV. Kl.)

The medal for the Anschluss with Austria.

Award document for the Anschluss Medal to Police, later Feldgendarmerie, NCO Willi Haas.

Soldbuch for Leutnant Otto Jasper of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 581.

Awards page from the Jasper Soldbuch showing the entry for the Anschluss Medal. (Erinnerungsmedaille 13.3.1938).

The medal for the occupation of the Sudetenland.

Award document for the Prague Clasp to the Sudetenland Medal to a Police NCO serving with the Feldgendarmerie.

Soldbuch for Fahnenjuncker-Feldwebel Gerhard Diehl of Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 780.

Awards page from the Diehl Soldbuch showing the entry for the Sudetenland Medal. (Erinnerungsmedaille 1.10.1938).

Medal for the return of Memel.

East Front Medal—Medaille ‘Winterschlacht in Osten’/Ostmedaille

Based on a design concept by a front line Waffen-SS combat soldier, SS-Unterscharführer Ernst Krauss, the Ostmedaille was instituted on 26 May 1942, and was intended to recognise those soldiers who had endured the first winter of the war on the eastern front. Over 3 million were issued. The circular medal, some 3.6 cm in diameter, had a gunmetal coloured centre with silvered rim and topped by a silvered steel helmet sitting on a stick grenade.

In the obverse central field was a Wehrmacht style eagle and swastika over a laurel branch, and on the reverse, the legend Winterschlacht im Osten 1941-42, over a laurel branch crossed with a sword. The medal was suspended from a red ribbon featuring a narrow central black stripe bordered in white.

The medal was to be awarded to those who had served on the eastern front between 15 November 1941 and 26 April 1942, and had fulfilled the following conditions:

a)	Having completed fourteen days of combat service
b)	Having completed sixty days of non-combatant service
c)	Having been wounded in action or having suffered frostbite serious enough in nature to have warranted the award of the wound badge.

Those who were killed in action during this period were awarded the medal posthumously.

Award document for the Eastern Front Medal to Feldwebel Fritz Messer of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 561 (mot.)

The Eastern Front Medal (Ostmedaille).

Soldbuch for Unteroffizier Alfred Beck of the Feldgendarmerie Ersatz Abteilung.

Award page from the Beck Soldbuch showing the entry for the Eastern Front Medal.

Feldgendarmerie Obergefreiter on his wedding day. The ribbon in his buttonhole is for the East Front Medal.

Award Document for the Wound Badge in Black to Feldwebel Christian Kreussel of Feldgendarmerie Leutnant 757.

Award Document for the Wound Badge in Black to Feldwebel Fritz Messer of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 561.

Campaign Shields

Krim Shield

Instituted by Adolf Hitler on 25 July 1942, the Krim shield was intended to reward those who had honourably taken part in the fighting in the Crimea between 21 September 1941 and 4 July 1942 and in particular in the following battles:

Breakthrough at Perekop between 21 and 30 September 1941

Breakthrough at Juschun between 18 and 27 October 1941

Advance leading to the breakthrough at Kertsch between 28 October and 16 November 1941.

Initial attack on Sevastopol between 17 and 31 December 1941

Combat at Feodosia between 15 and 18 January 1942

Defensive actions at Parpatsch between 19 January and 7 May 1942

Recapture of Kertsch peninsula between 8 May and 21 May 1942

Capture of Sevastopol between 7 June and 4 July 1942

Otherwise, a total of three months unbroken service between the above dates was required though this condition could be waived if the recipient had been wounded.

The award consisted of a typical heraldic style shield with the eagle and swastika national emblem over a field showing a map of the Crimea with the word ‘Krim’ embossed over the representation of the peninsula. At top left of the main field is the date 1941 and at top right 1942.

The shield was stamped from sheet metal, was bronze in colour and was mounted on a piece of appropriate coloured wool cloth which was then stitched to the left upper arm of the tunic. Each soldier was awarded up to five examples for attaching to various garments.

Feldgendarmerie units which were involved in the fighting in the Crimea and some of whose members would have been eligible for the award of the Krim shield include the following:

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 22.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 315.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 170.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 46.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 173.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 312.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 132.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 24.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 30.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 154.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 42.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 442.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 756.

Feldgendarmerie Abt. 683.

Cholm

Instituted by Adolf Hitler on 1 July 1942, the Cholm shield was based on design proposals submitted by one of the soldiers actually involved in the battle, Polizei-Rottwachtmeister Schlimm with the support of the commander of German troops in the pocket, Generalmajor Scherer. The shield was authorised for all of those who were honourably engaged in the defence of the Cholm pocket.

The Krim Shield.

Award document for the Krim Shield to Oberfeldwebel Erwin Böbel of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 683.

Wehrpass for Dietrich Henke of Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 240.

Entry from the Henke Wehrpass showing the award of the Krim Shield in April 1943.

Feldgendarmerie Oberfeldwebel wearing the Krim shield immediately above the sleeve eagle.

The Cholm Shield

The shield portrays a large closed-winged Wehrmacht style eagle grasping an Iron Cross with swastika centre in its talons, over the word ‘Cholm’ and the year 1942. It was matt silver coloured and was manufactured first in stamped steel and later also in zinc. The shield was worn on the upper left sleeve.

Various elements of several units were encircled within the pocket, and although it has not been possible at this time to identify with certainty the involvement of Feldgendarmerie troops, the fact that two regiments from 123 Infanterie Division as well as elements of 218 Infanterie Divisionwere in the pocket suggests that at least some personnel from Feldgendarmerie Trupp 123 and Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 218 would have been eligible for the award as the movement of such large numbers of troops would certainly have necessitated Feldgendarmerieinvolvement.

Kuban Shield

Instituted on 20 September 1943 by Adolf Hitler, the Kuban shield recognised the determined defensive actions in the Kuban bridgehead from February to October 1943, following the collapse of the 6th Army at Stalingrad.

The shield was available to all those who had been honourably engaged in the fighting for a period of at least 60 days, or had been wounded whilst serving in the bridgehead or had been engaged in at least one major action.

The shield was similar in design to the Krim shield but with the main field topped by a banner with the word ‘KUBAN’ over a stylistic representation of the bridgehead with a number of the main battle sites identified, i.e. Krymskaja, Noworossijsk, Lagunen.

Like the Krim shield, the Kuban was also stamped from sheet metal, bronze in colour and worn on the upper left sleeve, mounted via a piece of appropriately coloured cloth.

The Kuban Shield

Feldgendarmerie units which were involved in the fighting in the bridgehead area and some of whose members would have been eligible for the award of the Kuban Shield include the following:

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 198.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 140.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 150.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 370.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 101.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 13.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 97.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 173.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 94.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 444.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 418.

Feldgendarmerie Abt. 685.

Demjansk Shield

During early February 1942, II Armeekorps under General der Infanterie Graf Brockdorff-Ahlefeld was surrounded by Soviet forces around the small town of Demjansk. Supported by Luftwaffe supply drops the German troops in the pocket held out until April when it eventually broke out of the encirclement. On 25 April 1943, Hitler approved a campaign shield for those involved in the defence of the Demjansk pocket.

At the top of the matt silver-grey colored shield, which in the majority of cases was stamped from sheet steel, sat the eagle and swastika flanked either side by log bunkers. Below this was a panel bearing the title ‘Demjansk’ and in the centre field a stylised aircraft, representing the Luftwaffe,over crossed swords, representing the ground forces. At the bottom of the shield was the year 1942.

The shield was to be awarded to those who had:

a)	served honourably in the pocket for at least 60 days
b)	had been wounded in action in the pocket
c)	had been awarded a gallantry awards whilst serving in the pocket.

Feldgendarmerie units active in the pocket included:

Feldgendarmerie Trupp c 12.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 30.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 32.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 123.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 290.

SS-Feldgendarmerie Trupp 3.

Lappland Shield

The Demjansk Shield

Wehrpass to Unteroffizier Hermann Sühr of Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 30.

Awards page from the Sühr Wehrpass showing the award of the Demjanskschild.

The last of the shield awards to be officially approved, the Lappland shield was designed in February 1945, to recognize the efforts of 20 Gebirgsarmee under General Boehme. Not officially approved until 1 May 1945, one day after Hitler’s death, the shield is only known in crude locally made form, produced some time after 20 Gebirgsarmee surrendered to the British on 8 May 1945.

Not surprisingly in the circumstances, the eagle represented at the top of the shield does not carry the swastika. It sits over a field with a map of the region surmounted by the title Lappland. The lack of the offending swastika resulted in the British taking a relaxed view of the production of the shield as a commemorative piece for the men of 20 Gebirgsarmee.

Entries were made into the Soldbuch of recipients and award documents were produced but the shield itself was never intended for wear and the majority of those original examples which are known do not feature a cloth backing for attachment to the sleeve and indeed many do not even feature a method of attachment to a cloth patch.

Those Feldgendarmerie units which would have qualified for the award of the shield include:

Feldgendarmerie Trupp c (mot) 462.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 99.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp d 1114.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp c (tmot) 702.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 210.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 295.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 280.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp c (tmot) 274.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 436.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 433.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 470.

The Lappland Shield

Award document for the Lappland Shield to a Stabsfeldwebel of Feldgendarmerie Ersatz Abteilung 1.

Soldbuch for Stabsfeldwebel Willi Enders. Note his rank on transferring from the civil police as Gendarmerie Wachtmeister. (Ian Jewison)

Soldbuch entries show that Enders served with Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 67 and 210. (Ian Jewison)

Note the entry for the award of the Lapplandschild dated 15 July 1945, after the end of the war.

Cuffbands

Afrika Cuffband

The Afrika cuffband was instituted on 15 January 1943 and formally announced via Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen Nr. 60, of 27 January 1943. The band was to be awarded to those who had served in North Africa for at least six months, though this time qualification could be waived if an individual had been wounded in action and the time qualification was reduced to three months if the recipient had contracted a disease during his service.

The time qualification was also waived if the individual had only arrived in theatre towards the end of the campaign and thus had not be able to complete six months service in which case the time qualification could be reduced to four months.

The band was 3.2 cm wide, and made from a mid brown camelhair material (Kamelhaarstoff) with an edging in silver-grey rayon Russia braid. On the band is embroidered the word AFRIKA, flanked either side by a palm tree, also in silver grey rayon thread. The band was worn on the lower left sleeve.

Feldgendarmerie units which had served in North Africa included:

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 33c.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 200c.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 90 le. Div.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 999.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 613.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 498.

Kreta Cuffband

The Kreta cuffband was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 16 October 1942, (Heeres Verordnungs Blatt 1942, directive 23, page 457, No. 874) and was intended to recognise the wearer’s participation in the invasion of Crete from 20 to 27 May 1942. The award consisted of a white cotton cloth band 3.2 cm wide, with an edging in golden yellow rayon Russia braid. On the band was embroidered the word KRETA, bracketed by an acanthus leaf design, all also executed in golden yellow rayon thread. The band was to be worn on the lower left sleeve.

It was awarded to those who:

a)	took part in the assault on Crete between 20 and 27 March 1942 by parachute or landing by glider.
b)	took part in air operations over Crete.
c)	took part in operations in the waters around Crete prior to 28 May 1942. This latter condition also included army personnel who were transported to the island by sea on 19 May 1942.

Due to the relatively small size of the invasion force, it is thought that the only Feldgendarmerie units likely to have qualified for the Kreta cuffband were:

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 95.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 7 Flieger Div.

Kurland Cuffband

The final campaign cuffband to be instituted during World War two, the Kurland cuffband was created at the request of Generaloberst von Vietinghoff, the commander of Heeresgruppe Kurland and instituted on 12 March 1945.

The Afrika cufftitle.

The Oberfeldwebel at right is wearing the Afrika cufftitle immediately above his Feldgendarmerie band.

Oberfeldwebel of Feldgendarmerie wearing both the Kreta and Feldgendarmerie cufftitles.

The Kreta cufftitle.

The Kurland cufftitle.

In order to qualify for the award, the individual simply had to:

a)	take part in three combat engagements.
b)	be wounded in action.
c)	If neither a) or b) applied, then to serve for three months in the theatre.

Due to the difficulties faced in producing this band so late in the war, several formats exist depending on whether the band was produced in Germany, or locally ‘in theatre’ using whatever methods were available.

The silver-white cloth band shows the word KURLAND in black between the a shield bearing the coat of arms of the Hochmeister (Grand Master) of the Teutonic Knights on the left and one bearing the stag’s head coat of arms of the city of Mitau on the right. As with other campaign cuffbands, the Kurland band was to be worn on the lower left sleeve.

Due to the large number of troops serving in the Kurland area in the final stages of the war, it is not surprising that there were several Feldgendarmerie units which would qualify. These included:

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 121.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 30.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 132.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 225.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 187.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 263.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 126.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 121.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 290.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 11.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 900.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 122.

SS-Feldgendarmerie Trupp 15.

SS-Feldgendarmerie Trupp 19.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 24.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp b (mot) 2.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 218.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 1121.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 205.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 181.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp a (mot) 410.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 421.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 450.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp 438.

Feldgendarmerie Trupp (mot) 473.

It should be noted that although Soldbuch and Wehrpass entries for the Kurland band are not particularly rare, examples of the band itself or the certificate of possession relating to it are extremely scarce. This suggests that many awards may have been made purely ‘on paper’ with an entry made into the individuals documents, but with the actual cuffband not being received do to production difficulties.

Gallantry Awards

Iron Cross

One of the best known military awards of all time, the Iron Cross was reinstituted on 1 September 1939, in four initial grades, the second class, first class, Knight’s Cross and Grand Cross, with 1939 clasps to the 1914 second and first classes also being introduced.

The basic traditional design, of a blackened iron core held within a silvered frame, was retained. In the new version however, the obverse centre contained the swastika emblem of the Third Reich with the new institution date of 1939 in the lower arm. The reverse core design was plain, apart from the original institution date of 1813 in the lower arm.

As was the case with the Imperial predecessors of this award, the basic grade was the second class, suspended from a ribbon in the national colours, now changed from black and white to black, white and red.

The award itself was normally only worn on the day it was awarded, or later on the medal bar with parade dress. For normal service only the ribbon was worn, from the tunic buttonhole.

The 1939 clasp to the 1914 second class consisted of an eagle grasping a wreathed swastika in its talons, over a plaque with the year 1939. It was worn affixed to the 1914 second class ribbon in the buttonhole. The clasp measured 30 mm × 30 mm.

The 1939 first class had the same obverse design as the second class, but had a plain flat reverse to which was attached a hinged pin fitting by which the award was pinned to the left breast of the uniform.

The 1939 clasp to the 1914 first class was of similar design to the second class clasp but with longer wingspan at 45 mm and with a hinged pin fitting on the reverse. It was pinned to the left breast of the tunic above the 1914 first class.

The only other grade which is of interest to a study of the Feldgendarmerie is the Knight’s Cross, as there is a single claimed Feldgendarmerie recipient.

The Knight’s Cross was similar in design to the second class but larger, at 48 mm × 48 mm and with the frame in solid silver. An eyelet was affixed to the top edge of the cross to accept a silver wire loop through which a 50 mm wide neck ribbon was passed.

Heinz Heuer

Heinz Heuer was born in Berlin in March 1918. After completing his schooling he attended a course of further education, studying economics, before joining the cadet preparatory school in Potsdam.

On 1 November 1936, Heuer joined the Brandenburg Police School, but his training here was interrupted by his having to complete his two-year term of compulsory military service. On completion of his national service, he returned to police training at the various training establishments in Potsdam, Eiche, Berlin and at the Police Technical School in Berlin. He was then posted to Ordnungspolizei headquarters in the Reichsinnenministerium in Berlin. Heuer also served with the Abwehr and the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht overseas department. He became a courier to the Polizei Division and other police leadership staffs and later served with all of the armed services and on temporary attachments to various embassies overseas.

Heuer’s war service included duty with the elite Brandenburg division and he also saw service in Africa, Asia and Turkey. For his courier duties, Heuer became the first police recipient of the Kraftfahtbewährungsabzeichen in Gold.

During the Battle of Berlin in 1945, Heuer served as an Oberfeldwebel of the Feldgendarmerie in command of a small combat group. According to Heuer’s own testimony, he was summoned to Hitler’s headquarters one day and tasked by General Krebs with a special mission. He and his small band of men were to locate a suspected Soviet command post. Heuer had already carried out several dangerous missions and quickly set off on his new task with a small force of 28 men. On the night of 21 April, Heuer located the enemy command post and after a short fight, captured it along with all the documents and maps it contained.

On his return trip, Heuer and his Kampfgruppe ran into trouble when they met a strong Soviet tank force. During the battle which ensued, 27 enemy tanks were destroyed. Heuer’s personal claim was an amazing 13 tanks. Considering that his small unit had no anti-tank guns and had to destroy all these tanks at point-blank range with satchel charges, stick grenades and single-shot Panzerfausts, their achievement was all the more impressive.

Krebs was delighted with Heuer’s success and the information and maps he captured. For his achievement, Heuer was awarded the Knight’s Cross on the 22 April and given a battlefield promotion to Leutnant.

Heuer was taken into Soviet captivity in Berlin when the Third Reich finally crumbled. He was held in Soviet camps in Berlin, then in Siberia and then in a punishment camp in Oms. Heuer ultimately ended up in the hands of the GPU in east Berlin, but escaped with the help of a sympathetic Soviet officer.

After the war, Heuer became a consultant with the British military police in Berlin. In 1947, he moved to West Germany and again became an active police officer up until his retirement in 1967 through disability caused by his wounds

No records exist confirming the award of the Knight’s Cross to Heuer, perhaps unsurprisingly considering the chaotic situation in Berlin in the closing weeks of the war. This fact however, has led some to suggest that the award was never made, or that if made because it was never formally recorded through the regulation award process, is invalid.

As Herr Heuer is now deceased it is probably unlikely in the extreme that positive proof either way of the award of the Knight’s Cross to him will ever be established.

There are however, other undoubted examples of former Feldgendarmen going on to win the Knight’s Cross, or Knight’s Cross winners serving in the Feldgendarmerie if only temporarily.

Johannes Hauser

A fine example of a former Feldgendarm winning the Knight’s Cross is the case of Johannes ‘Hans’ Hauser.

Hans Hauser was born in Innsbruck on 31 January 1916 and was commissioned as a Leutnant in the police in 1938 at the age of 22, remaining with the police until 1942 when he was assigned to the army and served as a Leutnant in the military police, eventually commanding Feldgendarmerie Trupp 498 b (mot.) He served in Lybia and Sicily with the Feldgendarmerie, ultimately reaching the rank of Hauptmann der Feldgendarmerie in April 1943. Recalled from the army in 1943, he was promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer in the SS-Polizei Division as company commander of 3/. SS-Polizei Schutzen Regiment 3.

Hauser served on the Eastern Front during 1943/44 winning the Iron Cross second and first classes. He was promoted to SS-Sturmbannführer und Major der Schutzpolizei in November 1944.

The Iron Cross Second Class.

Award document for the Iron Cross Second Class to a Feldgendarmerie Hauptfeldwebel. (Walter Spiller Collection)

Wehrpass for Stabsfeldwebel Walter Tronnier of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 531.

Awards page from the Tronnier Wehrpass showing the entry for the Iron Cross Second Class.

1939 Clasp to the 1914 Iron Cross Second Class.

Wehrpass for Oberfeldwebel Max Brasack of Feldgendarmerie-Trupp a (mot) 183.

Awards page from the Brasack Wehrpass showing the entry for the 1939 Clasp to the 1914 Iron Cross Second Class.

This elderly Feldgendarmerie Leutnant wears the 1939 Clasp to the 1914 Iron Cross Second Clasp in his buttonhole.

Iron Cross First Class.

SS-Hauptsturmführer Oskar Lösel, commander of SS-Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 17 in 17 SS-Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen.

Entry from the Lösel Soldbuch showing the award of the Iron Cross First Class in March 1945.

The 1939 Clasp to the 1914 Iron Cross First Class.

The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross.

Oberfeldwebel Heinz Heuer, reputed to have been decorated with the Knight’s Cross in Berlin in the closing days of the war. The badge on his left sleeve is the Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen.

Hauser subsequently served for a brief spell of time with 13 SS-Gebirgs Division Handschar before being appointed to command a Kampfgruppe which had been hurriedly assembled from soldiers returning from leave and those recovering from wounds. This Kampfgruppe was attached to 2 SS-Panzer Division Das Reich for the defence of Vienna and absorbed into the SS-Regiment Der Führer. After seeing some ferocious combat during the fighting for the Florisdorfer Bridge before being rushed to the area around Dresden where it repelled attacks from Polish troops serving in the Red Army.

The regiment ended the war in Prague combatting the Czech uprising there before retreating westwards to surrender to US Forces. Just before the war ended, on 6 May 1945, Hauser was decorated with the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions during these final battles of the war.

It was not uncommon during the Second World War for decorated German soldiers recovering from wounds who had rejoined their unit but were still restricted to ‘light duties’, to be temporarily attached to the divisional Feldgendarmerie element. Here they could carry out useful duties with the benefit of their status as decorated combat soldiers adding a certain extra degree of ‘moral authority’ when dealing with other soldiers.

A case in point is that of Gefreiter Helmut Valtiner from Gebirgsjäger Regiment 143. Awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 June 1941, whilst recovering from wounds he was attached to Feldgendarmerie Trupp 91 giving a photographer the chance to capture the rare sight of a Feldgendarm wearing the Knight’s Cross at his neck.

Johannes Hauser, seen here when serving with Feldgendarmerie Trupp 498 b (mot.), would win the Knight’s Cross in the closing days of the war as an SS-Sturmbannführer with the Der Führer Regiment.

Unteroffizier Helmut Valtiner of Gebirgsjäger Regiment 143, serving with the Feldgendarmerie of his parent Division whilst recuperating from wounds after winning the Knight’s Cross.

German Cross in Gold

The German Cross (the title refers to the swastika in the centre, this of course being a form of ‘hooked cross’) was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941 in an attempt to bridge the considerable gap which existed between the Iron Cross first class and the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross.

The award was generally bestowed upon these who had carried out several notable military exploits none of which in themselves would attract the award of the Knight’s Cross but for which the Iron Cross first class already held was insufficient recognition.

The award consisted of a large (63 mm diameter) sunburst radiant star in a matt silver colour over which was laid a thinner, slightly smaller, blackened inner radiant star. In the centre was a matt silver disc bearing a gilt metal laurel wreath around its border and with a black enamelled swastika (the ‘German Cross’) in its centre. This complex piece was of multi-part constriction held together with prongs and rivets and featured a strong vertical hinged pin fitting on the reverse. It was worn on the right breast of the tunic.

In view of the significant weight of the original award and the likelihood of the enamelling to the central swastika being damaged, a cloth embroidered version was also produced for wear in the field, though many preferred to wear the original metal award.

Only three recipients of the German Cross in Gold are known from the Feldgendarmerie, plus one from the Bahnhofswache. These are as follows:

Major Werner Weber—Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 682.

Leutnant d.R. Peter Scholz—Feldgendarmerietrupp 1544 (544 V.G.D.).

Oberleutnant d.R. Johannes Kandziora—2./ Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 531.

Obergefreiter Hans Schlotter—Bahnhofswachabteilung 2.

German Cross in Gold.

Kandziora was awarded the German Cross on 14 November 1944, his achievements probably being crowned by his actions during the final battles for the Cherkassy pocket on the eastern front in February 1944. Approximately 60,000 German troops including the elite 5 SS-Panzer Division ‘Wiking’ were trapped in the pocket. When a relief attempt by Generalfeldmarschall von Manstein using the combined forces of XLVII and III Panzerkorps failed, the surviving troops in the pocket were told they would have to break out on their own. By this point, only 45,000 survivors remained in the pocket of whom around 28,000 succeeded in breaking out though the area appropriately named ‘Hell’s Gate’ near Shanderovka, a tiny gap in the pocket which had by then shrunk to a mere five kilometres in diameter. Nearly 15,000 were killed in the process.

Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 531 was at that point manning the final traffic post at Shanderovka as the final remnants of the desperate German forces pulled out, pursued by the Red Army. As was often the case, the Feldgendarmerie manning such posts were the last to leave, once the last retreating German units had passed through the positions they manned.

At Shanderovka, Kandziora became the last man, in the last unit to pull out of the Cherkassy pocket with nothing other than the full might of the Red Army behind him, fulfilling the tradition of ‘first in—last out’.

Merit Awards

War Merit Cross

The War Merit Cross was instituted on 18 October 1939 and was intended to reward meritorious conduct which would not normally bring an award of the Iron Cross. It could be awarded with or without swords. Generally those deeds performed by serving soldiers were rewarded by the version with swords though the definition of what would attract the ‘with’ as opposed to ‘without’ swords version is not always as clear cut as one might suppose. However, all of the original Soldbuch/Wehrpass entries and award documents to Feldgendarmerie personnel the author has encountered have been for the ‘with’ swords version.

The War Merit Cross was awarded for distinguished service or gallantry whilst not necessarily under direct fire from the enemy.

The actions of the Feldgendarmerie in successfully directing huge troop movements, protecting supply lines, rounding up and guarding prisoners and many other essential tasks are exactly the type of actions that would qualify for the War Merit Cross and so it is no great surprise that finding an award of the War Merit Cross second class in the Soldbuch or Wehrpass of a Feldgendarm is fairly common, though the first class is relatively scarce.

The award initially consisted of a Maltese style cross in two classes typically measuring 49 mm × 49 mm with on the obverse a central disc bearing the swastika. Swords are crossed through the centre.

The second class is finished in a bronze colour and on the reverse, the central disc contains the date ‘1939’. It was worn from a ribbon with a black central stripe flanked by narrower stripe sin white and red, effectively reversing the order of colours in the Iron Cross ribbon.

The first class is finished in a matt silver colour with burnished highlights. The reverse is plain and flat with a vertical hinged pin fitting allowing it to be affixed to the left breast of the tunic.

A larger, solid silver Knight’s Cross grade was later added to the series on 19 August 1940, but no awards of this higher grade were ever made to members of the Feldgendarmerie.


Wound Badge

A badge to recognise those who had been wounded in action was introduced by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 3 March 1918. Not surprisingly, the award was reinstituted in 1939 with the outbreak of the Second Word War, and retained the original design concept of a steel helmet superimposed over crossed swords and surrounded by a wreath of laurel. In the new version the style of helmet was changed to show the more modern M35 type helmet and a large swastika was emblazoned on the side of the helmet. As before, it was to be awarded in three grades:

Black for 1-2 wounds

Silver for 3-4 wounds, or for one serious wound.

Gold for 5 or more wounds or for a single wound resulting in a permanent disability such as blindness or loss of a limb.

All grades were in pin back form and worn on the left breast of the tunic. Though Feldgendarmerie were not combat troops as such, guiding and escorting large troop movements as they did, they were often first into an area during an advance and last out during a retreat. They were also often in combat against enemy partisans so the opportunities for Feldgendarmen to suffer wounds in the performance of their duties were plentiful.

Driving Proficiency Badge—Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen

Authorised by Adolf Hitler on 23 October 1942 and made retrospective to December 1940, this badge recognised the massive contribution of the transport branch of the Wehrmacht and rewarded its drivers for proficiency and merit.

The stamped metal badge consisted of a circular wreath of laurel leaves with a steering wheel in the central field. It was pinned through a circular piece of cloth which was then sewn to the lower left sleeve of the recipients tunic.

Criteria for the award were as follows:

    I. Having served in the following areas:

—Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece.

—Areas north of the old Soviet border (i.e. prior to the Soviet annexation of the Baltic states such as Estonia, Lithuania etc.).

—Finland, Norway and north of the Arctic Circle in Lappland.

—North Africa.

In March 1944 additional qualifying areas were added including:

—Service in Sicily from 1 June 1943.

—Service in Sardinia and Corsica from 1 July 1943.

—Service in southern Italy from 1 August 1943.

—Service in Albania from 9 September 1943.

On 16 May 1944 service on the Eastern Front from February 1944 in the rear areas of Heeresgruppe Nord in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania was added and finally in September 1944 all rear areas on all fronts were added.

II. Meritorious service in the above areas for the following periods:

Motorcyclists:	90 Days.
Drivers from armed vehicles:	120 Days.
Drivers of miscellaneous vehicles:	150 Days.
Drivers of supply vehicles:	165 Days.
Drivers serving with various commands:	185 Days.

It was awarded in three grades, as follows:

Bronze.

Silver.

Gold.

Award Document for the War Merit Cross Second Class to Oberfeldwebel Willi Haas of Feldgendarmerie Trupp 296.

An interesting issue packet for the War Merit Cross. The packet was sent home, and is addressed to the wife of the soldier, Unteroffizier P. Nase, whose Field Post number is quoted as 06768 (Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 116).

An officer and two NCOs of the Feldgendarmerie sporting their just awarded War Merit Crosses 2nd Class.

Award Document for the War Merit Cross Second Class to Obergefreiter Karl Wandschneider of Feldgendarmerie Trupp 272.

Award Document for the War Merit Cross Second Class to Feldwebel Fritz Messer of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 561.

Award Document for the War Merit Cross Second Class to Unteroffizier Paul Bartholomey of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 693.

War Merit Cross Second Class.

Soldbuch of Unteroffizier Emil Berger from Feldgendarmerie-Trupp 280.

Awards page from the Berger Soldbuch showing the entry for the War Merit Cross Second Class (KVK II Kl. M. Schw).

War Merit Cross First Class.

Wehrpass for Oberfeldwebel Ernst Stanitz of Feldgendarmerie Trupp b (mot) 183.

Award entry in the Stanitz Wehrpass for the War Merit Cross First Class.

The Wound Badge, in Black, Silver and Gold grades.

Award Document for the War Merit Cross First Class to a Feldgendarmerie Hauptfeldwebel. (Walter Spiller)

Award Document for the Wound Badge in Black to Obergefreiter Karl Wandschneider of Feldgendarmerie Trupp c (mot.) 272.

Award Document for the Wound Badge in Silver to Unteroffizier Erich Hecke of Feldgendarmerie Trupp 60.

This Feldgendarmerie enlisted man wears the ribbon of the East Front Medal in his buttonhole, and the Wound Badge in Black on his breast pocket.

The centre badge on the pocket pleat of this Oberfeldwebel is the Wound Badge in Black.

The bronze grade would be awarded on fulfilling the above criteria. To earn the next grade, the fulfilment of the criteria had to be repeated. This for example a motorcyclist would receive the bronze after 90, the silver after 180—and the gold after 270 days. The award could be revoked if the driver was found to have neglected his vehicle, broken the speed limit etc.

Combat Badges

Infantry Assault Badge

Instituted on 20 December 1939 by the C-in-C Army, Generaloberst von Brauchitsch, the Infantry Assault Badge was intended to recognise those who had participated in at least three infantry type actions. These included three or more infantry assaults or counter attacks as well as armed reconnaissance actions or hand to hand combat. In all cases only normal infantry type small arms were to have been used.

The badge, some 6.3 cm in height and 4.9 cm wide, consisted of a vertical oval wreath of oakleaves topped by the eagle and swastika. Lying across the wreath was a representation of the standard infantry weapon, the Kar98k Karabiner, with fixed bayonet. It featured a matt silvered finish and was to be worn pinned on the left breast of the tunic.

Although not a particularly common find in the personal papers of Feldgendarmen, the Infantry Assault Badge was most certainly awarded to Feldgendarmerie from time to time as the entry in the Soldbuch of Oskar Lösel shown in this volume proves.

General Assault Badge

Introduced on 1 January 1940 by Generaloberst von Brauchitsch, the General Assault Badge was intended to recognise those who had taken part in three separate assault actions but who were not eligible for the Infantry Assault Badge. It consisted of an oval wreath of oakleaves encompassing a Wehrmacht eagle over a crossed bayonet and stick grenade.

It is uncommon to find an award of the General Assault badge to Feldgendarmerie troops but as the actual example of an award document illustrated here proves, it certainly happened.

Anti-Partisan Badge

Instituted on 30 January 1944 by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, this badge was intended to recognise actions by German military personnel from all branches of the Wehrmacht and the police against enemy partisans (whom Himmler had insisted be defined as ‘Bandits’).

The badge is made from zinc and is oval in form. It shows a sword with a ‘sunwheel’ style swastika as its crosspiece plunged into a Hydra (the mythical multi-headed beast, representing the Partisans) all within a wreath of oakleaves with a deathshead at its base.

The badge was awarded in three grades which, for ground personnel represented as follows:

Bronze 20 days cumulative combat.

Silver 50 days cumulative combat.

Gold 100 days cumulative combat.

No awards of the Anti-Partisan Badge in gold to Feldgendarmerie personnel are known and only a small number in silver though several bronze grade awards were made.

The Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen, shown here in Bronze.

Feldgendarmerie NCOs from the elite Grossdeutschland Division. The NCO at right wears the Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen on his left sleeve. (Sebastian Golawski)

The Infantry Assault Badge.

Note the Infantry Assault Badge worn by the ‘Spiess’ leaning into the vehicle in this shot.

The General Assault Badge.

Award Document for the General Assault Badge to a Feldgendarmerie Hauptfeldwebel. (Walter Spiller)

The Anti-Partisan War Badge.

An extremely rare example of the award document for the Ant-Partisan Badge, here in bronze, to a Hauptfeldwebel of Feldgendarmerie. (Photo courtesy Walter Spiller)

The Soldbuch photo of Oberfeldwebel Paul Klementz of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 696.

Awards page from the Klementz Soldbuch. The final entry is for the Anti-Partisan Badge in bronze on 20 April 1945.

Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge

Instituted on 31 March 1942 by Hermann Göring the Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge was intended to reward those Luftwaffe personnel who had:

a)	taken part in three separate engagements with the enemy on different days.
b)	been wounded in action during such an engagement.
c)	been awarded a decoration for involvement in an engagement.
d)	been killed in action in which case a posthumous award was to be made.

The badge, which measured 56 mm in height and 43 mm in width, consisted of a vertical oval wreath of oakleaves topped by a Luftwaffe style eagle and swastika. Within the wreath is shown a darkened thundercloud from which a lightning bolt emerges to strike the ground below.

Feldgendarmerie serving in Luftwaffe field units were amongst those who could qualify for this award, as seen in the accompanying example. Prior to the introduction of this badge, Luftwaffe Feldgendarmen would have been eligible for the Infantry Assault Badge.

Army Feldgendarmerie Units.

The following list of principal Feldgendarmerie units is concentrated on named Feldgendarmerie units but it should be noted that as well as specific named units, there were other Feldgendarmerie elements within various headquarters which were simply named for that headquarter location, i.e. Feldgendarmerie der Kreiskommandantur 747, Feldgendarmerie Trupp bei Militär Kommandantur 1016, etc. and these are not included though some of these were later renamed as specific Feldgendarmerie units and are included. The list has been compiled from a number of sources including original documents, Field Post records and personal I.D. papers. There will undoubtedly be some others and the author would be pleased to hear from any readers who can add further information.

The Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge.

Award Document for the Ground Assault Badge to a Luftwaffe Feldgendarmerie Oberjäger.

Unit Christmas Card from the Feldgendarmerie Trupp of the Grossdeutschland Division in 1944. (Sebastian Golawski)

A Feldgendarmerie officer poses for a group shot with the NCOs and men of his Trupp.

Unit	Parent / Attached Unit where known
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 1	1 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 2	12 Panzer Div./ 2 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 3	3 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 4	4 Infanterie Div. / 14 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 5	5 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)	66 Infanterie Div. / Feldkommandantur 520/ 6 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 7	7 Infanterie Div./ Feldkommandantur 682
Feldgend.-Trupp 8	8 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 9	9 Infanterie Div. / 9 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 10	10 Infanterie Div. / 10 Panzer Div./ 537 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 11	11 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 12	12 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 13	13 Infanterie Div./ 13 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 14	14 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 15	15 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 16	16 Infanterie Div./ 16 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 17	17 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 18	18 Infanterie Div./ 18 Panzergrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 19	19 Infanterie Div. / 19 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 20	20 Infanterie Div. / 20 Panzergrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 21	21 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 22	22 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 23	23 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 24	24 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 25	25 Infanterie Div. / 25 Panzergrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 26	26 Infanterie Div. / 26 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 27	27 Infanterie Div. / 17 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 28	Höhererkommando z.b.V.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 29	29 Infanterie Div. / 29 Panzergrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 30	30 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 31	31 Infanterie Div. / 31 Volksgrenadier Div./Höhererkommando 31
Feldgend.-Trupp 32	Höhererkommando z.b.V. XXXII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 33	33 Infanterie Div./ 15 Panzer Div./15 Panzergrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 34	34 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 35	35 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 36	36 Infanterie Div./ 36 Grenadier Div./Ortskommandantur 691
Feldgend.-Trupp d 39	Ortskommandantur 691
Feldgend.-Trupp 40	1 Kavallerie Div. / 24 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 44	44 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 45	45 Infanterie Div./ 45 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 46	46 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp d 53	Kreiskommandantur 703
Feldgend.-Trupp 54	1 Gebirgs Div./ 1. Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 55	1 Kosaken Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 57	1 leichte Div./ 6 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 58	2 leichte Div./ 7 Panzer Div./ 1 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 59	3 leichte Div./ 8 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 60	9 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 61	11 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 63	3 Luftwaffen Feldkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 64	4 Luftwaffen Feldkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 66	16 Infanterie Div./ 116 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 67	2 Gebirgs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 68	3 Gebirgs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 69	3 Kavallerie Brigade / Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 70	4 Kavallerie Brigade / Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp z.b.V. 71	LXXI Armeekorps/ 230 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 78	78 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 81	1 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 82	2 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 83	3 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 84	4 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b 85	5 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 87	25 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 88	18 Panzer Div./Generalkommando XXXV Armeekorps z.b.V./
	18 Artillerie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 89	18 Panzer Div./Generalkommando XXXV Armeekorps z.b.V.
Feldgend.-Trupp 90	10 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 91	6 Gebirgs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 92	20 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 93	26 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 94	4 Gebirgs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 95	5 Gebirgs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 97	97 leichte Division/ 97 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 99	7 Gebirgs Div./ 99 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 100	100 leichte Infanterie Div./ 100 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 101	101 leichte Div./ 101 Jäger Div./ (ung.) Div. Kossuth
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 102	102 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 104	104 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 106	106 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 110	110 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 111	111 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 112	112 Infanterie Div./ Korps-Abteilung B
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 113	113 Infanterie Div
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 114	114 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 116	?
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 117	117 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 118	118 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 119	19 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 120	Führer-Begleit-Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 121	121 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 122	122 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 123	123 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 125	125 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 126	126 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 127	27 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 128	23 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 129	129 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 131	131 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 132	132 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 133	Kommandant Festung Kreta
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 134	134 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 137	137 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 138	38 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 139	39 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 140	79 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 141	41 Festung Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 142	42 Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 144	Panzer Div. Holstein
Feldgend.-Trupp 147	47 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 148	148 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 149	49 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 150	50 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 152	52 Infanterie Div./ 1 Ski-Jäger Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 155	Heeresgruppe C
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 156	56 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 157	57 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 158	58 Infanterie Div./ 158 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 159	59 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 160	60 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 161	61 Infanterie Div./ 311 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 162	62 Infanterie Div.- Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 164	64 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 165	65 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 167	167 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 168	68 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 169	69 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 170	70 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 171	71 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 172	72 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 173	73 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 175	75 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 176	76 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 177	77 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 178	78 Infanterie Div./ 78 Sturm Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 179	79 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 181	81 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)182	82 Infanterie Div./Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 183	83 Infanterie Div./ Feldkommandantur 538/
	Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 184	84 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 185	85 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 186	86 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 187	87 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a 188	88 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 189	89 Infanterie Div./ 189 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 190	90 Panzergrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 191	91 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 192	92 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 193	93 Infanterie Div./Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp 194	Divisionstrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 195	95 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 196	96 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 198	98 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 199	199 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 200	21 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 203	203 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 205	205 Infanterie Div./ Feldkommandantur 680
Feldgend.-Trupp 206	206 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 207	207 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 208	208 Infanterie Div./ Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C /
	Feldkommandantur 669
Feldgend.-Trupp 209	209 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 210	Feldkommandantur 529/Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 211	211 Infanterie Div./Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B /
	Feldkommandantur 529
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 212	212 Infanterie Div./ 212 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 213	213 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 214	214 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 215	215 Infanterie Div./ Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C /
	Feldkommandantur 599
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 216	216 Infanterie Div./ Feldkommandantur 588
Feldgend.-Trupp 217	217 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 218	218 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 219	Korps-Abteilung C / 183 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 220	164 Infanterie Div./164 leichte Afrika Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 221	221 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 222	181 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 223	223 Infanterie Div./ Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 225	225 Infanterie Div./ Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk
	C/ Feldkommandantur 531
Feldgend.-Trupp 226	226 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 227	227 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 228	228 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 229	197 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 230	169 Infanterie Div./ Generalkommando LXXI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 231	231 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 232	232 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 233	196 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 234	163 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 235	198 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 236	86 Infanterie Div./ 162 Infanterie Div./XXVII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 237	237 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 238	167 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 239	239 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 240	170 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 241	161 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 242	242 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 243	243 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 244	244 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp d 245	245 Infanterie Div./ Feldkommandantur 245
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 246	246 Infanterie Div./246 Volksgrenadier Div. /Feldkommandantur
	528/ Feldkommandantur 588
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 248	168 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 250	250 (span.) Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 251	251 Infanterie Div. /Feldkommandantur 752 / Korps-Abteilung E
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 252	252 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 253	253 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 254	254 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 255	255 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 256	256 Infanterie Div./ 256 Volksgrenadier Div./ Korps-Abteilung H
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 257	257 Infanterie Div./ 257 Volksgrenadier Div. /Volksgrenadier
	Div. Grossgörschen
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 258	258 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 260	260 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 262	262 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 263	263 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 264	264 Infanterie Div./ Oberbefehlshaber West
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 265	265 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 266	266 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 267	267 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 268	268 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 269	269 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 271	113 Infanterie Div,/ 271 Infanterie Div. /576 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 272	272 Infanterie Div./ 575 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 274	274 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 275	275 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 276	276 Infanterie Div./ 276 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 277	277 Infanterie Div./ 574 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 278	278 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 280	280 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 281	281 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 282	Generalkommando
Feldgend.-Trupp 286	286 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 290	290 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 291	291 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 292	292 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 293	293 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 294	294 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 295	295 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 296	296 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 297	297 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 298	298 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 299	299 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 300	SS-Polizei Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 302	302 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 303	303 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 304	304 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 305	305 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 306 c (mot.)	306 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 307	XXV Armeekorps / 555 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 308	XXIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 309	5 leichte Div./ Panzer Ersatz Abt. Hamm
Feldgend.-Trupp 310	6 Gebirgs-Div
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 311	XXIV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 312	50 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 313	Grenz Abschnitt Kommando 13/Gruppe Schenckendorf/
	Höhererkommando z.b.V. XXXV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 314	Grenz Abschnitt Kommando 14/Höhererkommando
	36/Höhererkommando 45
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 315	72 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 316	526 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 317	Grenzkommandantur St. Wendel/Höhererkommando
	36/ Korpskommando 12
Feldgend.-Trupp 319	319 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 320	320 Infanterie Div./320 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 321	321 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 323	323 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 326	326 Infanterie Div./ 326 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 327	327 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 328	328 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 329	329 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 330	Grenz Abschnitt Kommando 330 /330 Infanterie Div./
	Höhererkommando z.b.V. XXXVII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 331	331 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 332	332 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 333	333 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 334	334 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 335	335 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 336	336 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 337	337 Infanterie Div./ 337 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 338	338 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 339	339 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 340	340 Infanterie Div./ 340 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 341	311 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 342	342 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 343	343 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 344	344 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 345	29 Infanterie Div./ 34 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 346	346 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 347	347 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 348	348 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 349	349 Infanterie Div./ 349 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 352	352 Infanterie Div./ 352 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 353	353 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 355	355 Infanterie Div./ 64 Reserve Korps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 356	356 Infanterie Div./ 189 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 357	357 Infanterie Div./ 67 Reserve Korps
Feldgend.-Trupp 359	359 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 360	XXXXII Armeekorps/ 444 Sicherungs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 361	361 Infanterie Div./ 361 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 362	362 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 363	363 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 365	365 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 367	367 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 369(kroat.)	369 (kroat.) Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 370	370 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 371	371 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 372	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 373 (kroat.)	373 (kroat.) Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 376A	376 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 377	377 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 383	383 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 384	384 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 385	385 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 386	386 Infanterie Div./ 3 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 387	387 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 389	389 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 392 (kroat.)	392 (kroat.) Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 393	393 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 395	395 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 399	399 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 401	I Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 402	II Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 403	III Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 404	IV Armeekorps/ Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle/ 6 Armee
Feldgend.-Trupp 405	V Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 406	VI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 407	VII Armeekorps/ Generalkommando VII Panzerkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 408	VIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 409	IX Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 410	X Armekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 411	Generalkommando XI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 412	XII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 413	?
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 414	XIV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp b 415	XV Armeekorps/ Heeresgruppe E/Panzergruppe 3
Feldgend.-Trupp 416	416 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 417	XVII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 418	XVIII Armeekorps/ XXXXIX (Gebirgs) Armeekorps/ XVIII
	(Gebirgs) Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 419	Gruppe Guderian/ Panzergruppe 2/Generalkommando XIX
	(Gebirgs) Armeekorps/ Feldgend.-Abt 541
Feldgend.-Trupp 420	XX Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 421	I Armeekorps/ XXI Gebirgs-Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 422	XXII Armeekorps/ Panzerarmee Oberkommando I /
	Heeresgruppe E/XII Gebirgs-Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 423 XXIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 424	XXIV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 426	XXVI Armeekorps/SS-Polizei Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a 427	XXVII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 428	Generalkommando XXVIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a 429	Generalkommando XXIX Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 430	Generalkommando XXX Armeekorps z.b.V.
Feldgend.-Trupp 431	Höhererkommando z.b.V. XXXI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 432	Höhererkommando z.b.V. XXXII Armeekorps/ LXXXI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 433	Korpstrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 435	Höhererkommando z.b.V. XXXV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 436	Höhererkommando 36
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 437	Höhererkommando z.b.V. XXXVII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 438	XXXVIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 439	XXXIX Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 440	Generalkommando XXXX Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 441	XXXXI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 442	Übergeneralkommando XXI Armeekorps/XXXXII Armeekorps/
	444 Sicherungs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 443	XXXXIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 444	XXXXIV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 446	XXXXVI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 447	Generalkommando XXXXVII Panzerkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 448	XXXXVIII Panzerkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 449	XVIII (Gebirgs) Armeekorps/ XXXXIX (Gebirgs) Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 450	L Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 451	LI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 452	LII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 453	LIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 455	LV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 456	Generalkommando LVI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 457	LVII Armeekorps/ Armeeoberkommando 11/
	Armeeoberkommando 7 / LVII Panzerkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 458	Generalkommando LVIII Panzerkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 459	LIX Armeekorps/ Höhererkommando 59
Feldgend.-Trupp 460	LXXXIV Armekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 462	Korück 525
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 463	Übergeneralkommando XXI Armeekorps/181 Infanterie
	Div./Gebirgskorps Norwegen
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 464	Generalkommando LXIV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp d 465	Generalkommando LXV Armeekorps z.b.V.
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 466	66 Reserve Korps
Feldgend.-Trupp 467	LXVII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp z.b.V. 468	Generalkommando LXVIII Armeekorps z.b.V.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 472	Generalkommando LXXII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 473	XVI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 474	Generalkommando LXXIV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 475	Generalkommando LXXV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 476	Oberbefehlshaber Süd
Feldgend.-Trupp 477	LXX Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 478	Generalkommando 1 Kavalleriekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 485	Generalkommando LXXXV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 486	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 487	137 Infanterie Div./ Heeresgruppe C/Generalkommando
	LXXXVII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 491	Generalkommando LXXXXI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 495	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 497	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 498	Generalkommando Deutsches Afrikakorps/Oberbefehlshaber Süd
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 500	Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland
Feldgend.-Trupp 503	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 505	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp d 507	Oberfeldkommandantur Warschau
Feldgend.-Trupp d 508	Oberfeldkommandantur Lemberg/ Deutsche Befehlshaber
	Westungarn
Feldgend.-Trupp 509	Militär Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 510	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 511	Ortskommandantur 511/ 311 Infanterie Div./Feldkommandantur
	581/ Feldkommandantur 748/ Chef der Militärverwaltung,
	Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 512	Platzkommandantur I Bologna/Platzkommandantur II Modena
Feldgend.-Trupp 513	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 515	Militär Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 516	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 517	Feldkommandantur 517
Feldgend.-Trupp 518	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 520	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 524	Militärverwaltung Bezirk Bordeaux/Militärverwaltung Bezirk
	B Südwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 526	Militärkommandantur 1006 Ferrera/ 526 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 527	Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 528	Militärverwaltung Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 532	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 535	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 536	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 537	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 539	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 540	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 542	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 543	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich/78 Grenadier Div./
	Kreiskommandantur 533
Feldgend.-Trupp 544	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militär-Verwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 545	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 546	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 547	Chef der Militärverwaltung Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 549	?
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 550	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 552	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 553	Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 554	554 Infanterie Div./ Platzkommandantur Asti
Feldgend.-Trupp 555	XXV Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 556	556 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 557	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 558	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 559	559 V olksgrenadier Div./ Deutsche Wehrmacht in Italien
Feldgend.-Trupp 560	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 562	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 563	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 564	Militärverwaltung Bezirk Bordeaux/Kommandant Heeres
	Gebeit Süd Frankreich/Kommandant Gross-Paris/325
	Sicherungs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 565	565 Volksgrenadier Div./ Deutsche Wehrmacht in Italien
Feldgend.-Trupp 566	Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 567	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 568	568 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 569	569 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 571	Gruppe 21/ Befehlshaber Oslo Südwest/199 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 577	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 579	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk
	A/ Befehlshaber Nordwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 581	581 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 582	Chef der Militärverwaltung Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 583	Militärverwaltung Bezirk A, Nordwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 584	Ortskommandantur 584/Militär-Befehlshaber Westpreussen
	Danzig/ Generalkommando IX Armeekorps/ Kommandantur
	der Befehlshaber Saarpfalz /Generalkommando XXIII
	Armekorps/Chef der Militärverwaltung Bezirk Paris/
	Festungkommandantur Thorn
Feldgend.-Trupp 585	Feldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp 586	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 588	Feldkommandantur 588
Feldgend.-Trupp 589 Feldkommandantur 589/ Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich,
	Militärverwaltung Bezirk A/Feldkommandantur 894
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 590	Militär-Befehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 591	Feldkommandantur 591
Feldgend.-Trupp 592	Feldkommandantur 750
Feldgend.-Trupp 594	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 596	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp d 597	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 600	281 Sicherungs Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 602	Kraftwagentransport Regt. 602/Feldkommandantur 602
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 603	Behelshaber der deutschen Truppe Dänemark
Feldgend.-Trupp 604	Feldkommandantur 602
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 605	Kraftwagentransport Regt. 605
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 606	Feldkommandantur Lillehammer
Feldgend.-Trupp 607	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 608	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Bezirk Chef C/
	Feldkommandantur 531
Feldgend.-Trupp 609	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp d 610	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp 611	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 612	Kreiskommandantur 612/ LXVI Armeekorps/ 612 Infanterie
	Division/Armeeoberkommando 7/Feldkommandantur 684
Feldgend.-Trupp 613 (trop.)	Feldkommandantur 615
Feldgend.-Trupp 615	Militärverwaltung Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 616	Feldkommandantur 677/Feldkommandantur 665
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 617	LXXXVIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 618	Generalkommando V Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 620	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 621	Feldkommandantur 560
Feldgend.-Trupp 622	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 623	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 624	Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 627	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 628	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 629	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 630	Generalkommando LXXI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 631	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 634	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 635	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 641	Feldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp 643	Standortoffizier Olbia/ Standortoffizier Belluno
Feldgend.-Trupp 645	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 646	1 Fallschirm Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 647	2 Fallschirm Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 648	3 Fallschirm Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 649	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 650	4 Fallschirm Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 651	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 652	Kommando Sardinien/ Oberbefehlshaber Südwest
Feldgend.-Trupp d 653	Oberbefehlshaber Südwest
Feldgend.-Trupp 654	5 Fallschirm Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 655	Militärverwaltung Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 656	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 657	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 658	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 659	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 660	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 661	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp d 662	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp d 663	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp 665	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp d 666	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp 667	Militärvbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 670	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp d 671	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp d 672	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp 673	Feldkommandantur 673/Armeeoberkommando Norwegen
Feldgend.-Trupp d 674	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 675	Oberbefehlshaber West/ II Fallschirmjägerkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 676	I Fallschirmjägerkorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 677	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 678	Feldkommandantur 678
Feldgend.-Trupp 680	Feldkommandantur 680
Feldgend.-Trupp 684	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 685	Befehlshaber Nordwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 687	Befehlshaber Südwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp b 688	Befehlshaber Nordost Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 689	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 690	Kommandant Heeres Gebiet Süd Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 691	Befehlshaber Nordwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 692	Befehlshaber Südwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 693	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 694	Kommandant Heeres Gebiet Süd Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 695	Kommandant Heeres Gebiet Süd Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d (mot.) 699	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 702	702 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 704	704 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 706	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 708	708 Infanterie Div./ 708 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 709	709 Infanterie Div./ 709 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 710	710 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 711	Kreiskommandantur 622/Kreiskommandantur 711/ 711 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp d (mot.) 712 712 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 715	715 Infanterie Div.,
Feldgend.-Trupp 716	716 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 718	Kommandant Festung Kreta/Ortskommandantur
	718/Kreiskommandantur Agaeis
Feldgend.-Trupp 719	719 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 721	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk
	C/ Kreiskommandantur 622
Feldgend.-Trupp 722	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 723	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 724	Feldkommandantur 724
Feldgend.-Trupp 726	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 727	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 728	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 729	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 730	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 731	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich-Militärverwaltung Frankreich,
	Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 732	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux/ Korück
	588 Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 733	Feldkommandantur 752
Feldgend.-Trupp 734	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux/ Panzer
	Armeeoberkommando 5
Feldgend.-Trupp 735	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 736	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 737	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp d 738	Ortskommandantur 738/Kreiskommandantur
	738/ Kreiskommandantur 895
Feldgend.-Trupp d 739	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 740	Ortskommandantur 740/Feldkommandantur 752
Feldgend.-Trupp 741	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 742	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp d (mot.) 743	Kreiskommandantur 743/Kreiskommandantur 773
Feldgend.-Trupp 744	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 745	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 747	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 748	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 750	Chef der Militärverwaltung Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 751	Feldkommandantur 751/Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich,
	Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 752	Feldkommandantur 752/ Befehlshaber Südwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 753	Feldkommandantur 753/Feldkommandantur 517
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 754	Befehlshaber Nordwest Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 756	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 757	Feldkommandantur 757
Feldgend.-Trupp 758	Feldkommandantur 758
Feldgend.-Trupp 759	Kreiskommandantur 759
Feldgend.-Trupp 760	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 764	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 765	Kreiskommandantur 734/Kreiskommandantur 798
Feldgend.-Trupp 766	Wehrkreis XIII
Feldgend.-Trupp 766	Wehrkreis XIII
Feldgend.-Trupp 767	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 768	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp d 769	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 770	Wehrkreis XIII
Feldgend.-Trupp 773	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 774	Feldkommandantur 774
Feldgend.-Trupp 778	Sturmbrigade RFSS
Feldgend.-Trupp d 776	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 777	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 779	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp 780	Kreiskommandantur 780/Kreiskommandantur 747
Feldgend.-Trupp 785	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 788	Wehrkreis XIII
Feldgend.-Trupp 789	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich, Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 792	Kreiskommandantur 792
Feldgend.-Trupp 793	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 794	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp 795	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C/Kreiskommandantur 706
Feldgend.-Trupp d 796	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk B/Kommandantur 505
La Rochelle
Feldgend.-Trupp 797	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk A/
Kreiskommandantur 645
Feldgend.-Trupp 798	Wehrkreis XIII
Feldgend.-Trupp 800	Chef der Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp d 801	Ortskommandantur 699/Feldkommandantur 678
Feldgend.-Trupp d 802	Ortskommandantur 701/Feldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp d 803	Ortskommandantur 940/Feldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp d 804	Oberfeldkommandantur 589/ Ortskommandantur
	687/ Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Verwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp d 805	Ortskommandantur 639
Feldgend.-Trupp a 806	Feldkommandantur 581/Ortskommandantur
	642/Feldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 807	Oberfeldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp 808	Ortskommandantur 691/Oberfeldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp 809	Wehrkreis IX/ Ortskommandantur 715/
	Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 810	Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 811	Oberfeldkommandantur 672/Generalkommando XI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp d 812	Ortskommandantur 636/Oberfeldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 813	Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp a 814	Ortskommandantur 703/Oberfeldkommandantur 670/
Kreiskommandantur 703
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 815	Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp a 816	Ortskommandantur 914/Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp d 817	Ortskommandantur 689/Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp a 818	Ortskommandantur 692/Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp d 819	Ortskommandantur 693
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 820	Feldkommandantur 681/Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp 821	Generalkommando XI Armeekorps/Feldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp a 822	Ortskommandantur 707/Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 823	Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp a 824	Ortskommandantur 714/Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp d 825	Ortskommandantur 771
Feldgend.-Trupp d 826	Ortskommandantur 913
Feldgend.-Trupp d 827	Ortskommandantur 643
Feldgend.-Trupp d 828	Ortskommandantur 772
Feldgend.-Trupp d 829	Ortskommandantur 694/Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp 830	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren/Ortskommandantur
	702/ Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp 831	Generalkommando XI Armeekorps/Oberfeldkommandantur 672
Feldgend.-Trupp d 832	Ortskommandantur 635
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 833	Oberfeldkommandantur 670
Feldgend.-Trupp d 834	Ortskommandantur 713
Feldgend.-Trupp 835	?
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 836	Oberfeldkommandantur 672/Generalkommando XI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 837	Oberfeldkommandantur 589
Feldgend.-Trupp 838	Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp d 839	Ortskommandantur 614/Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp 840	Ortskommandantur 630/Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp d 841	Ortskommandantur 510/Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 842	Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp 843	Wehrkreis VI/Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp d 844	Ortskommandantur 688/Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp d 845	Ortskommandantur 613/Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp d 846	Wehrkreis VI/ Ortskommandantur 705/ Oberfeldkommandantur
	520/ Ortskommandantur 636/ Oberfeldkommandantur 690
Feldgend.-Trupp d 847	Oberfeldkommandantur 570/Ortskommandantur 690
Feldgend.-Trupp 848	Oberfeldkommandantur 570/Ortskommandantur 654
Feldgend.-Trupp 849	Ortskommandantur 708/Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp d 850	Ortskommandantur 632/Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp d 851	Generalkommando XI Armeekorps/Ortskommandantur 616/
Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp d 852	Ortskommandantur 652/Generalkommando XI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 853	Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 854	Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp d 855	Ortskommandantur 663/Oberfeldkommandantur 570
Feldgend.-Trupp 856	Wehrkreis VI/ Ortskommandantur 942/
Oberfeldkommandantur 520
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 857	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 858	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 859	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp 860	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk Bordeaux
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 861	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp d 864	Kreiskommandantur 832
Feldgend.-Trupp d 865	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp 866	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp d 867	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 868	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp d 869	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp d 870	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp d 871	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp 872	Feldkommandantur 872/Feldkommandantur 748
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 873	Feldkommandantur 674
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 874	Feldkommandantur 724
Feldgend.-Trupp d 875	Militärbefehlshaber Serbien
Feldgend.-Trupp 876	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich-Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 877	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk B
Feldgend.-Trupp d 881	Wehrmacht Befehlshaber Dänemark
Feldgend.-Trupp 882	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 884	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk A
Feldgend.-Trupp 885	Wehrkreis XIII
Feldgend.-Trupp 887	Kreiskommandantur 887
Feldgend.-Trupp 888	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Bezirk Chef C/
	Kreiskommandantur 563
Feldgend.-Trupp 889	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 890	Kreiskommandantur 890/ Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 891	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 892	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C –Dijon
Feldgend.-Trupp 893	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 894	?
Feldgend.-Trupp d 895	Feldkommandantur 758
Feldgend.-Trupp 896	Kreiskommandantur 896 Paris/Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 897	Oberfeldkommandantur Warschau
Feldgend.-Trupp 898	?
Feldgend.-Trupp b (mot.) 899	Oberfeldkommandantur Krakau/Oberfeldkommandantur 226
Feldgend.-Trupp 900	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp 901	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C/Feldkommandantur 591
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 902	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich Militärverwaltung Bezirk A/
Feldkommandantur 758/160 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 903	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 904	Kommandant Festung Kreta
Feldgend.-Trupp 905	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 907	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 908	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 909	Oberbefehlshaber Südwest
Feldgend.-Trupp 910	Oberbefehlshaber Südwest
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 911	Oberbefehlshaber Südwest
Feldgend.-Trupp 912	Oberbefehlshaber Südwest
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 913	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 914	Oberfeldkommandantur Warschau
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 916	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 917	Oberfeldkommandantur 379
Feldgend.-Trupp 919	Wehrmacht Befehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp 920	Wehrmacht Befehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp 921	Wehrmacht Befehlshaber Südost/Befehlshaber
	Nordost Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 922	Wehrmacht Befehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 923	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 924	Feldgendarmerie Ausbildungs- Abteilung II
Feldgend.-Trupp 925	Militärverwaltung Frankreich, Bezirk C
Feldgend.-Trupp 926	?
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 929	Feldkommandantur 564
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 930	Generalkommando LXXI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 931	?
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 932	Kommandant Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 933	Militärbefehlshaber Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 934	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 935	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 936	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 937	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 938	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 939	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 940	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (mot.) 941	Kommandant Festung Kreta/Kreiskommandantur Agaeis
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 942	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 943	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 944	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 945	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 946	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 947	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 948	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 949	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 950	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 951	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 952	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp 953	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp 954	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp 955	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp 956	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp 957	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp d 958	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 960	Ortskommandantur 891/Feldkommandantur 197
Feldgend.-Trupp d 961	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 962	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 963	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 964	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 965	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 966	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd-Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 967	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 968	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 969	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 970	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 971	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 972	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 973	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 974	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 975	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 976	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 977	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 978	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 979	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 980	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 981	Kraftwagentransport Regt. Stab 981
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 982	Kraftwagentransport Regt. Stab 982
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 983	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.) 984	Kraftwagentransport Regt. Stab z.b.V. 984
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 985	Kommandant Festung Kreta
Feldgend.-Trupp d 986	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 987	999 leichte Afrika Div./ Kommandant Heeres Gebeit
	Süd-Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp a 988	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd-Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 989	Sturm Div. Rhodos
Feldgend.-Trupp d 991	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 992	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 993	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 994	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp d 995	Kommandant Heeres Gebeit Süd- Frankreich
Feldgend.-Trupp 998	Militärverwaltung Frankreich Bezirk C/Wehrmacht
	Ortskommandantur Gross Kopenhagen
Feldgend.-Trupp (mot.) 999	Sturmdiv. Rhodos
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1016	Wehrkreis Generalgouvernement
Feldgend.-Trupp 1017	Heerestrupp
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1018	Festung Ymuiden
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1019	Festung Hök von Holland
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1020	Festung Duenkirchen
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1021	Festung Boulogne
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1022	Festung Le Havre
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1023	Festung Cherbourg
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1024	Festung St. Malo
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1025	Festung Brest
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1026	Festung Lorient
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1027	Festung St. Nazaire
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1033	Festung Girondemündung Nord
Feldgend.-Trupp (tmot.) 1034	Festung Girondemündung Süd
Feldgend.-Trupp 1035	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 1036	Panzer Div. Holste
Feldgend.-Trupp d (mot.) 1043	Heeresgruppe Süd
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1044	Heeresgruppe Süd
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1045	Heeresgruppe Mitte
Feldgend.-Trupp 1046	148 Reserve Div./ Oberkommando Heeresgruppe A
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1047	Oberkommando Heeresgruppe A
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1048	156 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 10498	Gebirgs Div./Kommandant Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp 1056	156 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1057	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 1058	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 1059	159 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1062	Wehrkreis XXI
Feldgend.-Trupp 1063	Wehrkreis XXI
Feldgend.-Trupp 1064	188 Gebirgs Div./ Wehrkreis XXI
Feldgend.-Trupp 1071	189 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1088	191 Reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1089	189 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1091	191 reserve Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1109	Wehrkreis XXI
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1110	Wehrkreis XXI
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1122	Feldkommandantur 605
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1123	Feldkommandantur 725
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1124	Feldkommandantur 817
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1125	Feldkommandantur 1030
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1126	Feldkommandantur 1034
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1127	Feldkommandantur 1039
Feldgend.-Trupp d 1128	Feldkommandantur 1040
Feldgend.-Trupp 1129	Feldkommandantur 1042
Feldgend.-Trupp 114	1176 Infanterie Div./ Oberfeldkommandantur Lublin
Feldgend.-Trupp 1142	Deutsche Wehrmacht in Italien
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1144	Wehrmacht Kommandantur Rotterdam
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1145	Feldkommandantur 243
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1146	Feldkommandantur 245
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1147	Wehrmacht Kommandantur Amsterdam
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1148	Wehrmacht Kommandantur Minsk
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1149	Wehrmacht Kommandantur Riga
Feldgend.-Trupp 1151	Kommando Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp d (tmot.) 1152	Oberbefehlshaber Südost
Feldgend.-Trupp 1176	541 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1180	542 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1316	16 Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c (mot.) 1340	Wehrkreis XXI
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot.) 1416	Generalkommando XVI Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp c (tmot,) 1463	Generalkommando LXIII Armeekorps
Feldgend.-Trupp 1541	543 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1542	542 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1543	543 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1544	544 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1545	545 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1546	546 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1547	547 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1548	548 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1549	549 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1550	550 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1551	551 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1552	552 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c c (tmot.) 1553	553 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1558	558 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1559	559 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1560	?
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1561	561 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp c 1562	562 Grenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1563	Grenadier Lehr Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1564	564 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1565	565 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1566	566 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1567	567 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1568	568 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1569	569 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1570	570 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1571	571 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1572	572 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1573	573 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1574	574 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1575	575 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1576	576 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1577	577 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1578	578 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1579	579 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1580	580 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1581	581 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1582	582 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1600	600 (russ.) Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1606	606 Infanterie Div. z.b.V.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1609	18 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1650	650 (russ.) Infanterie Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp 1818	18 Volksgrenadier Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 1901	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 1902	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 1903	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 2901	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 2902	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 2903	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 3901	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 3902	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp a (mot.)
z.b.V. 3903	Wehrkreis Böhmen-Mähren
Feldgend.-Trupp Feldherrnhalle	Panzergrenadier Div. Feldherrnhalle
Feldgend.-Trupp Führer-Grenadier-
Brigade	Führer-Grenadier-Brigade
Feldgend.-Trupp Panzer
Div. Jüterbog	Panzer Div. Jüterbog
Feldgend.-Trupp Panzer
Div. Schlesien	Panzer Div. Schlesien
Feldgend.-Trupp Brandenburg	Panzergrenadier Div. Brandenburg
Feldgend.-Trupp Div. Ulrich
v. Hutten	Div. Ulrich v. Hutten
Feldgend.-Trupp Panzer
Div. Muncheberg	Panzer Div. Muncheberg
Feldgend.-Trupp 10 Panzer Div.	10 Panzer Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp
Grossdeutschland	Panzergrenadier Div. Grossdeustchland
Feldgend.-Trupp 500
Grossdeustchland	Generalkommando Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland
Feldgend.-Trupp Kfz.
Transport Regt. 602	Kfz. Transport Regt. 602
Feldgend.-Trupp Kfz.
Transport Regt. 605	Kfz. Transport Regt. 605
Feldgend.-Trupp
Sonderverband 287	Sonderverband 287
Feldgend.-Trupp Sardinien	?
Feldgend.-Trupp Stabsoffizier
Dänemark	S tabsoffizier Dänemark
Feldgend.-Trupp Festung Kreta	?
Feldgend.-Trupp z.b.V.
AOK Norwegen	AOK Norwegen
Feldgend.-Trupp Oderkorps	?
Feldgend.-Trupp Ostpreussen 1	?
Feldgend.-Trupp Ostpreussen 2	?
Feldgend.-Trupp z.b.V	?
Feldgend.-Trupp Landwehr 161	?
Feldgend.-Trupp Höheres
Kommando LIX	Höheres Kommando LIX
Feldgend.-Trupp Venedig	?
Feldgend.-Trupp Div.
Generalgouvernement	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 2/238	?
Feldgend.-Trupp 90 leichte Div.	90 leichte Div.
Feldgend.-Trupp Panzer-Lehr Div.	Panzer-Lehr Div.
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 501	Korück 501/ Militärverwaltung Frankreich/ Korück 560/
	Befehlshaber Südgriechenland/ Armeeoberkommando
	12/ Heeresgruppe E
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 521	Korück 520/ Panzerarmeeoberkommando 4/
	Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 531	Korück 530/ 9 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 541	Korück 540/ 6 Armee/ Heeresgruppe C/ 14 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 551	Korück 550/ 7 Armee/ Panzerarmeeoberkommando
	3/ 4 Panzerarmee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 561	Korück 560/ 16 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 571	Korück 570/ 6 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 581	Korück 580/ 4 Armee/ 2 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 591	Korück 590/ 1 Armee/ 2 Panzerarmee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 613	Panzerarmee Afrika
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 682	1 Panzerarmee/ Heeresgruppe Süd/ Heeresgruppe A
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 683	Korück 540/ 10 Armee/12 Armee/11 Armee /Korück 553/
	8 Armee/ Korück 558
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 685	Heeresgruppe Süd/ 2 Armee/17 Armee/ 1 Panzerarmee/
	4 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 689	Armeeoberkommando 18
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 690	Befehlshaber Rückw. Heeresgebeit Mitte/ Befehlshaber
	Weissruthenien/7 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 691	Befehlshaber Rückw. Heeresgebeit Nord/ Befehlshaber
	Ostungarn/17 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 692	Befehlshaber Rückw. Heeresgebeit Süd/ 10 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 693	17 Armee/Panzerarmeeoberkommando 5/15 Armee
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 694	3 Panzerarmee/ 17 Armee/Heeresgruppe
	Südukraine/Heeresgruppe Süd
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 695	4 Armee/ 3 Panzerarmee/Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 696
	4 Armee/ 2 Armee/ Heeresgruppe E
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 697	4 Panzerarmee/ Feldkommandantur Heeresgruppe Nord
Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 698	Rückw. Heeresgebeit derHeeresgruppe A
Feldgendarmerie-Ersatz-
Abteilung 1	Feldgendarmerie Ersatz Regiment
Feldgendarmerie-Ersatz-
Abteilung 2	Feldgendarmerie Ersatz Regiment
Feldgendarmerie-Ersatz-
Abteilung 3	Feldgendarmerie Ersatz Regiment
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie B1
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie B2
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie B3
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie B4
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie B5
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie B7
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G1
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G2
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G3
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G5
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G6
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G7
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G8
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G9
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie G10
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 19	XXIII Armeekorps
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 61	11 Panzer Division
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 64	404 Infanterie Division
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 66	?
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie
(mot.) 220	164 Infanterie Division (Festungs Division Kreta)
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie
(mot.) 236	162 (turk.) Infanterie Division
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 602	Korück 566 Afrika
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 613	Panzerarmee Afrika/Heerestrupp (Trop.)
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 614
(Tunis)	?
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 684	413 Infanterie Division
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie
(mot.) 757	Wehrkreis XX
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 904	Festung Division Kreta
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 914	Oberfeldkommandantur Warschau
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie
Grossdeutschland	Panzergrenadier Div. Grossdeutschland
Feldgendarmerie Kompanie
Aufrichtungstab 16	?
Feldgendarmerie Einsatz-
Kompanie z.b.V. B.d.O. Italien	B.d.O. Italien
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe Neapel	Deutsche Standortoffizier Neapel
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 466	66 Reserve Korps
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 577	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 642
Livorno	Standortoffizier Livorno
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 644
Reggio	Standortoffizier Reggio
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 659	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 711	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 730	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 732	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 734	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 739	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 747	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 761	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 792	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 798	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 800	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 802	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 806	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe d 964	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe d 967	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd- Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 983	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe d 986	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 987	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 988	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 989	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 990	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich/416
	Infanterie Div.
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 992	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 993	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 994	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 995	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 996	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich/416
	Infanterie Div.
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 997	Kommandant, Heeres Gebiet Süd-Frankreich/416
	Infanterie Div.
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 998	Militärbefehlshaber in Frankreich, Militärverwaltung
	Bezirk C
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 1009	Oberkommando Heeresgruppe B
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 1010	Oberkommando Heeresgruppe B
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 1011	Oberkommando Heeresgruppe B
Feldgendarmerie-Gruppe 1012	Oberkommando Heeresgruppe B
Feldgend Staffel 1-2, Wehrmacht
Wirtschafts Erfassungs	Kommando 9
Feldgendarmerie-Kompanie
beim Rhein-Kommandant I	Rhein-Kommandant I
Feldgendarmerie Kommando
Grob der Feldjager Regt 3	Feldjäger Regtment 3
Feldgendarmerie Feld-Ersatz-
Komp 183	?
1. Kompanie Feldgendarmerie-
Bataillon Hauptquartier Ob.d.L.,	H.Q. Ob.d.L.
2. Kompanie Feldgendarmerie-
Bataillon Hauptquartier Ob.d.L.,	H.Q. Ob.d.L.
3. Kompanie Feldgendarmerie-
Bataillon Hauptquartier Ob.d.L.	H.Q. Ob.d.L.
Feldgendarmerie Ersatz Regiment	Litzmannstadt/ Prague

Feldgendarmerie ID Disc. The disc records the name of the unit, the individual’s roster number within the unit and the individual’s blood group.

Feldgendarmerie from 1 Gebirgs Division at a unit formal dinner.

Off duty Feldgendarmen relax with a few bottles of wine. Just visible in the centre background a gorget can be seen hanging from a peg.

Feldgendarmen pose outside their duty room, occupied Russia May 1942.

Personnel from Feldgendarmerie Trupp 468. Note that only a minority wear the Feldgendarmerie cufftitle.

Feldgendarmen survey the devastation caused by German bombardment at Dnjepropetrovsk.

The Feldgendarm in this shot wears a summer uniform in light weight field grey drill material.

A Feldgendarm patrolling the streets of a bombed out district. Prevention of looting was an occasional duty for the military police. (Josef Charita)

In walking out dress and camera in hand, an off-duty Feldgendarm enjoys a stroll somewhere in occupied Europe.

Feldgendarmerie often provided security for senior officers. Note the NCO in the background at this meeting of Generaloberst Ewald von Kleist and SS-Gruppenführer ‘Sepp’ Dietrich. (Clyde R. Davis)

Feldgendarmerie with uniformed and plain clothes members of the French Gendarmerie after the fall of France in 1940.

Feldgendarmerie pose with some local peasants in occupied Russia.

A rather stern looking Feldgendarmerie NCO with captured French colonial troops, France 1940.

Feldgendarmerie guarding a minor river crossing. Note the map case worn by the NCO.

Two Feldgendarmerie Unteroffiziere. The fact that only one wears the steel helmet suggests that they are not in a combat zone.

Feldgendarmerie Gefreiter in greatcoat with the duty gorget. (Sebastian Golawski)

Note, from the figure on the right, that wearing of the bayonet was normal, off duty, even when the rifle itself was not carried.

Off duty Feldgendarmerie NCOs with motorcyclist wearing the duty gorget.

A Feldgendarmerie Unteroffizier bids farewell to his family on his return to his unit after a period of leave.

Taken by a Feldgendarm, this photo shows the huge POW holding area at Uman in the Ukraine.

On this shot of Feldgendarmen from Sonderverband 287, the Infantry Assault Badge can just be seen on the pocket of the soldier at extreme left.

France 1940 and Feldgendarmerie NCOs pose with a captured British Mk IV Cruiser tank.

A Feldgendarmerie ID disc. This rare example is to a member of the Cossack (Ost) Kompanie of Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 581.

Although on duty, as signified by the gorget, this enlisted rank appears unarmed, suggesting he is based on the home front.

Feldgendarm guarding Soviet POWs. Given that he is unarmed, there is obviously no expectation that they would abscond.

Feldgendarmen taking a rest. Presumably on the home front or rear area as the dog accompanying them appears to be a pet.

Knocked out enemy vehicles were a popular spot to pose for photos. Here a Feldgendarm sits on a knocked out Soviet KV I.

An extremely rare metal vehicle pennant for the Feldgendarmerie Trupp of the elite Grossdeutschland Division. (Sebastian Golawski)

Traffic Control Batallions—Verkehrsregelungsbataillonen

The movement of huge field armies during the early weeks of the Second World War had shown that the existing military police formations were inadequate to ensure efficient movement of so many troops. This resulted in the formation of ten new battalions of transport control troops. Each fully motorised battalion consisted of a staff element plus two companies of 150 NCOs and men.

Ultimately, the growth of the Feldgendarmerie meant that these separate units were no longer required and during the course of 1942 they were gradually disbanded, as their tasks were completely taken over by the Feldgendarmerie. Most were distributed to various Feldgendarmerie units and in some cases entire new Feldgendarmerie units were formed by direct transfers from VKB units.

The only special insignia worn by these troops was an armband worn on the left sleeve. It was normally in an orange colour though variations exist in a pinkish shade, with the text ‘Verkehrs-Aufsicht’ in Latin script.

Order of Battle—Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillonen

Verkehrsregulierungs Staffel VI. This short lived unit is believed to have been formed in October 1940 and was disbanded in February 1941.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 751. Formed 28 October 1939 Wehrkreis V, disbanded 1942. Served in France and Russia with 16 Armee.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 752Formed 30 October 1939 Wehrkreis VI, disbanded 1942. Served in France and Russia with 9 Armee.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 753 Formed 30 October 1939 Wehrkreis VI, disbanded 1942. Served in France with 4 Armee and Russia with 18 Armee.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 754 Formed 28 October 1939 Wehrkreis IX, disbanded 1942. Served in France and Russia with 4 Armee.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 755 Formed 26 October 1939 Wehrkreis IX ,disbanded 1942. Served in France with Gruppe von Kleist and Russia with 2 Panzerarmee. Elements were used to constitute Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 755.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 756 Formed 26 October 1939 Wehrkreis IX, disbanded 1942. Served in France and Russia with 11 Armee. Elements were used to constitute Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 756.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 757 Formed 26 October 1939 Wehrkreis IX, disbanded 1942. Served in France with 12 Armee and in Russia with 2 Armee. Elements were used to constitute l/. Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 698 and the remainder were transferred to Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 581.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 758 Formed 30 October 1939 Wehrkreis X, disbanded 1942. Served France and Russia with 2 Armee.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 759 Formed 30 October 1939 Wehrkreis X, disbanded 1942. Served France and in Russia with 6 Armee. Elements were used to constitute 3./ Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 698 and the remainder were transferred to Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 571.

Verkehrsregelungs-Bataillon 760 Formed 30 October 1939 Wehrkreis XIII, disbanded 1942. Served France with 2 Armee and in Russia with 17 Armee. Elements were used to constitute 2./ Feldgendarmerie Abteilung 698 whilst the remainder were reformed as Feldgendarmerie Kompanie 760.

Traffic points duty in occupied Russia. The fact that there appears to be no traffic present suggests a staged shot!

Feldgendarm with camouflage painted Horch heavy field car. (Josef Charita)

A Feldgendarm directing traffic over a bridge in Russia.

Controlling and directing military traffic was one of the most important of all the Feldgendarmerie’s tasks.