Police uniform (Germany)
The police uniforms are the uniforms of the German police officers .
history
Historically, there are models for green and blue colors. In the 19th century, the Berlin police were dressed in dark blue uniform jackets. The Royal Hanoverian Landgendarmeriekorps wore a uniform in the style of the Hanoverian artillery. The Prussian gendarmerie , on the other hand, received the green uniform jacket of the army gendarmerie . After the First World War, a uniform green uniform for the security police was to be introduced in green, which appeared to the victorious powers to be too military-like. In the “Third Reich” a uniform green uniform jacket was implemented. In contrast, some federal states equipped their police with blue uniforms after the Second World War, for example in North Rhine-Westphalia policemen wore dark blue until 1955.
Empire
German Empire
In the empire , the police wore different uniforms depending on the country. In parts of Prussia, the uniform was dark blue with long trousers and a leather helmet ( spiked hat ). The helmet had an intertwined W (for King Wilhelm ) on the front and a ball was placed on the tip of the helmet.
Until 1914, the dark blue uniform of the Royal Guard in Berlin was also a model for communal police forces outside Prussia. B. the city police of Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
A special feature was the hussar uniform of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz District Hussars . It was worn with only minor variations from 1798 to 1905 and then replaced by a uniform based on the model of the Prussian gendarmerie.
German colonies
The German colonial police wore different uniforms, each adapted to the climate of the colony.
- German East Africa : white and khaki-colored uniforms for German police officers, khaki-colored uniforms for police askaris .
- Cameroon (German colony) : likewise.
- German South West Africa : The Imperial State Police German South West Africa consisted only of Germans and Europeans. They wore a khaki uniform with green badges and a protection troop hat . The indigenous police officers wore a simple khaki uniform.
- Togoland : Like German East Africa and Cameroon.
- German Samoa : The native police called Fita-Fita , which consisted only of chief sons, wore indigenous costume .
- Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land and other German South Sea colonies: White uniforms for German police members, red loincloths and khaki-colored hats with national emblems for indigenous police members.
- Police force Jap : The indigenous police soldiers wore red skirts and white blouses and blue bonnets.
- Tsingtau : The so-called Chinese police wore blue-gray uniforms in the traditional Chinese cut and a turban .
Weimar Republic
In 1919 barracked security police were founded in the individual countries , which were to be given a uniform gray-green uniform across the whole of Germany, analogous to that of the military's hunter troops . As early as 1920, depending on the country, these police forces were renamed the Schutzpolizei (e.g. Prussia), the State Police (Bavaria) or the Ordnungspolizei ( Hamburg , Free State of Oldenburg ) and were given their own uniforms in colors from dark green to heather blue. The state gendarmerie and local police, which continued to exist until 1936, generally retained the uniform colors from the imperial era, such as the Oldenburg City Police (dark blue) and the Oldenburg Gendarmerie (gray-green).
In Prussia during the Weimar Republic , the dress uniforms were light green with black shaft boots (often referred to as Knobelbecher ) or with high lace-up shoes and leather gaiters and light green peaked caps. Dark gray, almost black shakos were worn with their uniforms instead of the peaked caps. The shako came to the police in Germany via hunter units that performed police duties in revolutionary Berlin in 1919. The uniform jackets ( skirts ) had high, closed collars with collar tabs . Badges of rank were worn on military shoulder boards. The skirts of the city police were blue and those of the bobbin (hunter) green. The latter was the almost unchanged field uniform of the royal Prussian guardsmen .
National Socialism
The uniforms of the police were gradually adjusted in color to the general appearance of the centrally organized state (light green and field gray ), so that (intentionally) a high resemblance to the uniforms of the Wehrmacht arose. In the course of the militarization of the police, weapon colors were also introduced for the individual branches (branches of the service) of the newly created police force . Instead of police stars, the shakos were now provided with the coat of arms of the countries with a sovereign eagle with a swastika covering the entire front ; Police officers wore it in medium brown leather instead of black.
Occupation time
Because of the lack of material, the policemen's uniforms (“tunics”) were shortened and the collar tabs removed. The light green uniform was dyed dark blue in the British zone. This paint was often not waterproof and ensured that every German police officer in the British Zone who literally stood in the rain would leave blue puddles where they were. The uniforms were very inconsistent until 1972: In Hamburg and Berlin, blue uniforms were worn, while green ones were worn in the other countries. The uniforms differed considerably, however. The headgear was also very different. There were different versions of visor caps and in the British occupation zone, in East and West Berlin and the Soviet Zone / GDR the shako was still worn. It was part of the service uniform in both parts of Germany until the mid-1960s and in North Rhine-Westphalia until the early 1970s .
German Democratic Republic
In the German Democratic Republic , the policemen were dressed similarly to the police of the Third Reich until the 1960s. They still wore shakos with black, red and gold insignia and a skirt buttoned up to the top. The last uniform of the People's Police was a green uniform skirt with an open collar as well as a light gray shirt and green tie. On the left side of the sleeve was the coat of arms of the People's Police (at the Schutzpolizei or the ABV) and collar tabs were sewn onto the collar. It had green piping on the sleeves, collar and badge. The structure of the hat was similar to that of the NVA version with a silver oak web around the hammer and compass cockade in the wreath of ears . In the summer the People's Police (VoPo) wore a light gray blouson. The transport police , which was responsible for the Reichsbahn , wore the same uniform of the People's Police, but in dark blue and in the penal system medium gray.
Federal Republic of Germany
Until the end of the 1970s, the state police in the Federal Republic had uniforms in different colors, analogous to their predecessors in the Weimar Republic, such as North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate green, Bremen and Hamburg black-blue, Berlin blue, Schleswig-Holstein dark blue, Lower Saxony blue-gray, Baden-Württemberg light gray, Bavaria dark green. Until 1974, there were still local police forces in larger Bavarian cities such as Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg or Rosenheim , which had their own uniforms, mostly in a blue shade.
In the course of the police reform from 1972, the state police and the federal border police received new uniforms in moss green and beige , which the fashion designer Heinz Oestergaard had developed. The old uniforms were used up in parallel, so in Lower Saxony until 1979. Together with the green and white painted emergency vehicles , this appearance shaped the German police for over 30 years. After the turn of the millennium, the vehicle paintwork began to be switched to green and silver. This was mainly because silver vehicles had a higher resale value at the time. Steel blue ( RAL 5011 ) was chosen as the new color for most police forces as part of an EU- wide standardization from 2004 , usually with white service caps . The current vehicle paintwork is traffic blue ( RAL 5017 ) in conjunction with silver or white.
The federal police began to switch to the new blue police uniform at the end of 2005. Since the end of 2012, all officers have been wearing the new uniform.
The Bavarian police , who were the last German police to wear the moss green / beige-colored uniform , rejected the decision in favor of a new police uniform in blue in 2015 after several attempts to wear it, including with the Baden-Württemberg uniform model , and a questioning of the enforcement officers the uniform of the Austrian police , which is to be gradually introduced from 2016. The Saarland had previously decided to switch to blue police uniforms and, along with Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, announced the introduction of the Hessian uniform model.
The aim of the change is, on the one hand, uniform Europe-wide recognizability of the police, and, on the other hand, the modern adaptation of uniforms to changed requirements. So wearing comfort and details had to be improved, with new fabrics being used and parts of the uniform being changed. For example, new service shoes are being used and new polo shirts are being introduced. In addition, all uniforms were designed in two cuts for men and women.
Behind the color change of the police color from green to blue is the European idea of making police appear more uniform within Europe . In 1998 , the negotiators in the European Parliament's committee responsible for intra-European police work agreed on blue, as in most EU member states the patrol cars and uniforms were already in blue tones. France and Italy in particular wanted to keep this. Germany preferred to switch to blue than to the red-orange favored by Great Britain . Since this directive is still being discussed, no European nation is yet obliged to change its color.
On the left upper arm of almost all outer clothing, the national emblem with the inscription "Police" is attached. On old sweaters, this can sometimes also be found on the left side of the chest. The new steel-blue uniforms bear the national badge partly on both upper arms, but partly also on the left side of the chest.
| country | Uniform model | Test run | introduction | complete conversion | Blue patrol car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | Baden-Württemberg | 2008 | Early 2010 | since the end of 2011 | since August 2008 |
| Bavaria |
Bavaria
(modified according to the Austrian model ) |
2014/15 | 2016 | since August 2018 | since September 2016 |
| Berlin | Brandenburg | 2009 | Early 2010 | since September 2013 | since the end of 2009 / beginning of 2010 |
| Brandenburg | Brandenburg | no test run | Early 2008 | since the end of 2010 | nationwide since 2005 |
| Bremen | Hamburg | no test run | Mid 2006 | since the end of 2010 | since late 2005 / early 2006 |
| Hamburg | Hamburg | 2003 | Late 2004 / early 2005 | since the end of 2005 | since mid-2002 |
| Hesse | Hesse | 2005 | Late 2007 / early 2008 | since the end of 2008 | since early 2005 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Hamburg | 2008 | Early 2009 | since the end of 2011 | since the beginning of 2009 |
| Lower Saxony | Hamburg | 2007 | Early 2006 | since the end of 2008 | since the end of 2004 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | North Rhine-Westphalia | 2007 | Late 2007 | since the end of 2012 | since December 2007 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Hesse | 2007 | Early 2008 | since the end of 2012 | since the end of 2006 |
| Saarland | Hesse | no test run | Fall 2015 | since the end of 2016 | nationwide since 2015 |
| Saxony | Brandenburg | no test run | Mid-2009 | since the end of 2012 | since December 2008 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Saxony-Anhalt special case | 2007 | Early 2009 | since the end of 2012 | since late 2005 / early 2006 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | Hamburg | no test run | Early 2006 | since the end of 2008 | since August 2005 |
| Thuringia | Hesse | no test run | Early 2009 | since the end of 2011 | since December 2006 |
| Thuringia | Hamburg | no test run | Early 2020 | running | since December 2006 |
| Germany | Federal Police | no test run | Late 2005 | since the end of 2012 | since early 2005 |
Police at the German Bundestag
Officials of the German Parliament Police were in service until 2018 in civil clothes. In addition, the police have black jackets and neon blue safety vests with the words “Police” on them. From October 2018, the 200 officers of the Bundestag police were equipped with a uniform that is based on that of the Federal Police .
Uniform model Baden-Württemberg
The Baden-Württemberg uniform model is the new blue uniform model issued by the Baden-Württemberg police force since 2010. It consists of the following uniforms:
- Back office uniform
- Standard uniform
- Special clothing
- Operational clothing
- Motorcycle clothing
- Equestrian clothing
- Cycling clothing
- Protective clothing for criminal police
- Protective clothing
The shirt, the uniform jacket, the cardigan, the windbreaker, the winter jacket, the short coat, the rain jacket, the motorcycle leather suit, the emergency suit, the polo shirt, the cycling jersey, the riding coat, the overalls for helicopter crews and the warning jacket all have this on their left upper arm National emblem, which has the small national coat of arms embroidered from gold-colored thread on a blue background with also gold-colored, embroidered writing.
The uniforms were designed in two styles for men and women.
Back office uniform
The back office uniform is intended for the back office, in exceptional cases, e.g. B. Ceremonies in the open air also for the field service.
- The dark blue uniform trousers with a light blue piping are available in summer and winter versions. In addition, a white shirt with two breast pockets with button closures is worn, which is available as short and long sleeves. A dark blue tie is worn with the shirt, in which the police logo with lettering, star and Staufer lion was woven.
- Various jackets and coats are available for the uniform: a dark blue uniform jacket with silver metal buttons, a dark blue cardigan, a dark blue windbreaker, a dark blue winter jacket or a dark blue short coat. With the exception of the uniform jacket, cardigan and short coat, all jackets have "Police" lettering on the chest and back.
- A white or blue, water-repellent peaked cap with outer fabric piping on the edge of the lid is worn as headgear.
Standard uniform
The standard uniform is intended for the field service and is made of more robust material.
- The dark blue cargo pants, which are to be used primarily on patrol duty, are also available in summer and winter versions.
- A light blue shirt is also worn. The shirt has two chest pockets with button closures. It is available as a short and long sleeve. A dark blue tie is worn with the long-sleeved shirt, in which the police logo with lettering, star and Staufer lion are woven.
- Various jackets are available for the uniform: a dark blue cardigan, a dark blue windbreaker, a dark blue winter jacket or a dark blue rain jacket. All jackets have "Police" lettering on the chest and back.
- Depending on the weather, a light blue turtleneck sweater can be worn instead of or in addition to the shirt.
- A white, water-repellent peaked cap with outer fabric piping on the edge of the lid is worn as headgear.
Special clothing
Officials with special tasks or with an increased security risk wear special clothing tailored to their area of responsibility.
Motorcycle clothing
A textile combination that can be used all year round is purchased for motorcyclists. An additional combination that is made in neon yellow serves as rain protection. Due to its color and reflectivity, it is certified as high visibility clothing. As before, a white beret is also carried.
Operational clothing
The operational suit, which consists of an overall, serves as operational clothing. In this case, the top and pants are connected by means of a zipper and can therefore also be separated. A rain jacket and rain trousers as well as a so-called thermal rolli are provided as protection against the cold.
Each emergency suit includes a blue polo shirt, a dark blue functional cap with a sturdy peak and lock stitches, and a dark blue beret with a police star.
Cyclist clothing
The special clothing for bicycle stripes consists of a medium blue cycling jersey with additional soft protectors and a longer back, medium blue cycling shorts and a medium blue windbreaker with "Police" lettering on the chest and back. A bicycle helmet must be worn.
Equestrian clothing
Officials of the mounted police wearing a dark blue breeches . A dark blue riding cap is used as headgear. Depending on the weather, a riding coat with reflective stripes and "Police" lettering can be worn. For exercises and A riding vest is procured, but not for the outside appearance.
Aviator clothing
Helicopter crews wear dark blue overalls (flying suit).
Clothing for civil forces
As before, there is also a vest, a jacket and a so-called identification vest, which is made like a warning vest, for civilian forces. The existing may-green armbands with white lettering for identification will also continue to be used. The vest and jacket are made of blue fabric.
High visibility clothing
As before, there is a neon yellow or neon orange safety vest with reflective stripes and "Police" lettering.
Uniform model Bavaria
History and current situation
The Bavarian uniform was unified to federal standards in the 1970s after it was nationalized. Until then, only individual units such as the riot police and the rural gendarmerie were uniformly uniformed. Special features are the uniforms of the Alpinzug, which are completely different from normal uniforms (functional clothing, green tops and hats, mountain boots, ski clothing). Bavaria was the last police force in Germany to still wear the uniform from the 1970s. Individual pieces of uniform have not been issued in recent years, e.g. B. Tank (without any markings), turtleneck sweater, winter boots, shoes summer and winter cap with earflaps (so-called. Russians cap ). Innovations were z. B. Blouson, anorak, cardigan, cargo pants, wool hat, sports suit (several times), motorcycle suit (from leather to textile) and uniforms for closed units. The leather jacket was changed in the 1980s from a double-breasted coat-like garment to a blouson with concealed button placket (each black).
The current financing is regulated as follows: The initial equipment is free of charge for civil servants. Repairs and changes are also free of charge during the training. Cleaning costs are always to be borne by yourself. With the appointment of the entry office , all expenses for the uniform parts must be paid by the officials themselves. For this purpose, a monthly service clothing allowance of 22.50 euros is granted, provided that there is no longer absence (e.g. maternity leave, longer illness, unpaid leave). Predecessors were the uniforms accounts.
Switch to blue uniforms
The introduction of the blue uniform was debated several times and rejected with the argument that the expenses could be used for something more meaningful. The introduction was only approved in 2013, then planned for 2015. In February 2014, the introduction was postponed for a year. From mid-2014 to the end of 2014, there was an attempt to wear uniform parts made of different cuts and materials.
The selection process was divided into two groups, the participants in the actual selection process and the participants in the carrying test. The participants in the selection process had the opportunity to take a closer look at the functionality, fit, cut and contemporary design of the uniforms themselves using a special questionnaire from the existing range of uniforms in all German federal states, the federal police and the neighboring states of Austria, Italy and Switzerland.
In the pre-selection for the new police uniform in Bavaria, the participants in the selection process opted for the Austrian uniform concept in the field. Over two-thirds of the pre-testers opted for the Austrian field service uniform, followed by the uniform concept from Baden-Württemberg with over 10%. The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior announced in March 2015 that it would follow the vote.
From December 2016, the Bavarian police were equipped with blue uniforms based on the Austrian model . The Erlangen-Stadt and Sulzbach-Rosenberg police stations were the first to be fully dressed in uniforms of the new model.
From March 2017 to the end of August 2018, all other Bavarian police stations were successively equipped with the new blue uniform. Special clothing for cyclists and alpine task forces was still in test runs. Bavaria is the last German police force to switch to blue uniforms. Since February 1, 2019, uniformed Bavarian police officers are only allowed to use the blue uniform.
Design of the blue uniforms
The basic color of the new uniforms is dark blue with gold accents. There is a golden stripe on the new service caps and the cap ribbons are also edged in gold. As with the green uniforms, there are no cockades on the hats. The logo POLIZEI is embroidered in gold on the upper parts of the uniform . Shirts and blouses are available in dark blue and white. The new uniform trousers have light blue lampasses , the design of which is based on the Bavarian Order of Merit . The leather blousons from the previous uniform can be converted (exchange of the green shoulder and sovereign badges) to continue to be used. As usual, there are different uniform variants for office staff, representative field staff and field staff.
Uniform model Brandenburg
The Brandenburg uniform model is the new blue uniform model worn by the police forces of the states of Berlin (since 2010), Brandenburg (since 2008) and Saxony (since 2009). It consists of the following uniforms
- Standard uniform
- Special clothing
- Motorcycle leather suit
- Combat suit
- Clothing for civil forces
The twin jacket, the softshell jacket, the knitted troyer, the cardigan, the polo shirt, the shirt, the blazer and the operational suit each have the national emblem on the left upper arm, which shows the respective national coat of arms embroidered from yarn on a blue background with gold-colored or white embroidered writing having.
The motorcycle leather suit has the national emblem on the left side of the chest.
The uniforms were designed in two styles for men and women.
Standard uniform
There are three different jackets, the dark blue and weatherproof twin jacket with pistol opening and various pockets and with "Police" lettering on the chest and back, the dark blue, zip-in fleece inner jacket for cold days, the dark blue softshell jacket made of robust upper material with various pockets and pistol opening and with "Police" lettering on the chest and back, the dark blue knitted troyer made of a warming wool blend and a dark blue cardigan made of a warming wool blend with fabric reinforcements in heavily used areas.
- The dark blue functional trousers are available in summer and winter versions.
- The light blue service shirt, which is made of bioactive fibers, has a wide fit. It has two breast pockets and is available in short and long sleeves.
- The light blue polo shirt has an abrasion-resistant collar and a wide fit.
- There is a dark blue jacket and a dark blue blazer in classic fashion design.
- In contrast to the functional pants, the dark blue combination pants, which are made of lightweight material, have a classic design. For women there is also a dark blue, classically designed women's skirt.
- As headgear, you can choose between a dark blue visor cap (oval or octagonal), a dark blue summer cap, a dark blue winter cap, a dark blue knitted hat and a dark blue headband (only for women).
Special clothing
Officials with special tasks or with an increased security risk wear special clothing tailored to their area of responsibility.
Motorcycle leather suit
The blue, two-part motorcycle leather suit with a buttoned lining is made of a strong and breathable material and has wide reflective side stripes and a reflective “Police” lettering on the chest and back.
There is also a white beret with a police star on the front. This is either printed on or attached as a metal version. The beret is worn when the helmet is taken off.
Combat suit
The one-piece emergency suit consists of a flame-retardant, water-repellent and chemical-resistant material. It is available with and without the "Police" lettering. The emergency suit is available in gray, medium blue, dark blue and black. The medium blue and dark blue suit is intended for normal operational units, while the black one is intended for units with special tasks, such as the arrest unit.
The emergency suit comes with a T-shirt with “Police” lettering on the chest and back, which is available in medium blue and dark blue.
The current headgear is a baseball cap with “Police” lettering on the front, which is available in dark blue.
Clothing for civil forces
As before, there are also black vests or black jackets with “Police” lettering for civilian forces. There are still black and white armbands with "Police" lettering for identification.
Uniform model Hamburg
The Hamburg uniform model is the new blue (official name of the color: midnight blue) uniform model that the police forces of the states of Bremen (since 2006), Hamburg (since late 2004 / early 2005), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (since 2009), Lower Saxony (since 2006), Schleswig-Holstein (since 2006) and Thuringia (since October 2019).
It consists of the following uniforms
- Standard uniform
- Special clothing
- Motorcycle clothing
- Combat suit
- Uniform for bicycle lanes
- High visibility clothing
The cloth jacket, the shirt, the cardigan, the knitted sweater, the multifunctional jacket, the raincoat, the emergency suit, the windbreaker and the high-visibility jacket each have the national emblem on both upper arms, which shows the respective national coat of arms embroidered from yarn on a blue background with also light gray, embroidered writing having.
In the case of the black leather jackets and the brown / beige-colored light duty suits, the insignia can be affixed either on the left upper arm or on both upper arms.
The cycling jersey has the national emblem on the left chest.
The uniforms were designed in two styles for men and women.
Standard uniform
The dark blue blazer (women) or the dark blue jacket (men) with a weapon suitability cut each has four silver buttons on both sleeve slits with silver-gray piping. However, it is not used in everyday service. Since it is only worn on representative occasions, it is not part of the standard delivery of the officials.
- The matching dark blue trousers have a silver-gray piping in the side seams.
- There are two different types of pants for the field service. The dark blue chinos made of light fabric and the dark blue combat trousers with cargo pockets. Both pants have a silver-gray piping in the side seams.
- The shirt made of cotton and with two attached flap pockets is available as short and long sleeves in the colors white and dark blue.
- There is also a dark blue knitted sweater with a round neck and "Police" lettering on the chest.
- The dark blue polo shirt made of cotton with buttons and "Police" lettering on the chest, which was tried and tested, was not introduced. In the meantime, a polo shirt with Velcro is available (primarily as undergarment under the ballistic protective vest with outer carrying cover) (white for the water police , dark blue for the other uniformed areas).
- The T-shirt is suitable for underwear, but also as sportswear or as equipment for a closed appearance. It is available in black, with and without the "Police" lettering.
- There are three different jackets, a dark blue cardigan with zip and high stand-up collar, a dark blue multifunctional jacket with detachable sleeves and "Police" lettering on the chest and back, and a dark blue raincoat with extra reflective stripes and "Police" lettering on the chest and back. In addition, there are still the black leather jackets, which are very popular with officials because of their high impact protection.
- The dark blue tie is usually worn with a long-sleeved shirt. It can of course also be worn with a short-sleeved shirt.
Special clothing
Officials with special tasks or with an increased security risk wear special clothing tailored to their area of responsibility.
Motorcycle clothing
The blue motorcycle clothing is in two parts and consists of a motorcycle jacket and trousers. It is made of Cordura material and has reflective stripes on the side, front and back. A reflective “Police” lettering is affixed to the chest and back.
Combat suit
The blue emergency suit is made of a flame-retardant, water-repellent and chemical-resistant material. The emergency suit is available with and without the "Police" lettering. A special rain jacket with police lettering on the chest and back is available for the emergency suit.
A black baseball cap with “Police” lettering on the front and back is worn as headgear .
Uniform for bicycle lanes
The uniform for cycling lanes consists of a blue cycling jersey, blue cycling shorts and a blue windbreaker with "Police" lettering on the chest and back. Blue rain pants with reflective stripes are also available.
High visibility clothing
The warning jackets have a neon green / neon yellow base color and have retroreflective stripes. The "Police" lettering is on a blue background. These newly developed warning jackets are based on the British model.
The safety vests with retroreflective stripes and "Police" lettering will still be kept in neon green / neon yellow.
Optional
Black leather trousers with and without reflective stripes are optionally available. These are especially intended for dog handlers.
In some cases, the brown / beige light duty suit can still be worn. This is especially worn for heavy traffic controls and night shifts in the states of Bremen , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein .
Other users abroad
The Hamburg uniform model is also used abroad, and the Baden City Police in Austria has also been using this model since 2007, but with the local rank badges .
Uniform model Hessen
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The Hesse uniform model is the new blue uniform model worn by the police in the states of Hesse (since the end of 2007), Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2008), Thuringia (since 2009 to the end of 2022) and Saarland (since autumn 2015). It consists of the following uniforms:
- Uniform for office work and representative field work
- Uniform for the field service
- Special clothing
- Motorcycle leather suit
- Combat suit
- Helicopter crew uniform
- Clothing for civil forces
- High visibility clothing
The shirt, the cloth jacket, the polo shirt, the stand-up collar sweater, the fleece jacket, the anorak, the windbreaker, the rain jacket, the leather jacket, the motorcycle suit, the emergency suit, the overalls for helicopter crews, the high visibility jacket and the light emergency suit are all on the left upper arm the national emblem, which has the respective national coat of arms embroidered from thread on a blue background with also gold-colored, embroidered writing.
- With the blue cardigans, the national emblem can be attached either to the left upper arm or to the left side of the chest.
- With the new blue identification vests, the national badge can be attached to the left side of the chest.
- The uniforms were designed in two styles for men and women.
Uniform for office work and representative field work
The dark blue belt trousers without pleat, with silver-gray piping in the side seams, are available in a cut for women or men. For women there is also an optional dark blue sheath skirt with a slit and silver-gray piping in the side seams.
- The shirt is made of a cotton blend and has two flap pockets with Velcro. It is available as a short and long sleeve in white and medium blue.
- There is also a dark blue cardigan with fabric reinforcements in heavily used areas.
- The dark blue cloth jacket with a weapon suitability cut has four silver buttons on each of the sleeve slits with a silver-gray piping. All silver buttons have a police star embossing. It is also available in a cut for women and men.
- A flat-cut, water-repellent cap with a piping on the outer fabric serves as headgear. It is available in the colors dark blue and white. In contrast to the previous uniform in moss green / beige and the current uniform of the North Rhine-Westphalia police force, the cap only has a police star and no additional black, red and gold cockade.
- The women's shoe made of black, water-repellent, soft leather has a raised heel.
- The dark blue tie is available as a classic shoulder strap or as a clip version.
Uniform for the field service
The dark blue patrol trousers made of an elastic cotton blend has a sporty cut and pockets with covered zippers and cargo pockets. It is available in summer and winter versions.
The shirt is made of a cotton blend and has two patch pockets with Velcro. It is available as a short and long sleeve in white and medium blue.
There is also a medium blue cotton polo shirt with small buttons and a reinforced collar, as well as with “Police” lettering on the right side of the chest.
The dark blue stand-up collar sweater (turtleneck) with "Police" lettering on the neck, which was tried and tested, was not introduced. This was available as a short and long sleeve and was only worn under the "tactical cover" .
Optionally, there is also a dark blue fleece jacket and a dark blue cardigan with fabric reinforcement in heavily used areas. For the colder days there is a medium blue undershirt and a medium blue sweatshirt.
There are four different jackets. One is the dark blue anorak made of wind- and waterproof two-layer laminate and with a wide, silver-gray reflective piping and other fold-out reflectors on the sleeves and hem. There is a "Police" lettering on the right side of the chest and on the back. There is also the dark blue windbreaker with removable sleeves made of a three-layer laminate and with two pockets and an extended back. There is a "Police" lettering on the right side of the chest and on the back. The dark blue rain jacket has very wide retroreflective stripes on the sleeves and hem. There is also a "Police" lettering on the right side of the chest and on the back. In addition, there are still the black leather jackets, which are very popular with officials because of their high impact protection.
As headgear there is a dark blue baseball cap with a sturdy peak and lock stitches as well as with reflective stripes and "Police" lettering on the front and back and a police star printed on the front. On the other hand, there is the classic, flat-cut and water-repellent hat with outer fabric piping on the edge of the lid. It is available in the colors dark blue and white.
The dark blue tie is available as a classic shoulder strap or as a clip version.
Special clothing
Officials with special tasks or with an increased security risk wear special clothing tailored to their area of responsibility.
Motorcycle clothing
First, a blue motorcycle leather suit was introduced. The two-part leather suit with soft protectors, longer back and button-in lining has wide reflective side stripes and reflective "Police" lettering on the chest and back. Gloves are available in white and black. In the meantime, however, this has largely been replaced by a Goretex suit, which is characterized by a darker blue.
There is also a neon green / neon yellow rain jacket with reflective stripes and "Police" lettering on the chest and back. The headgear is a dark blue baseball cap with a sturdy peak and lock stitches, as well as with reflective stripes and “Police” lettering on the front and back, and a police star is printed on the front. It is worn when the helmet is taken off.
In addition to normal shoes, there are also black high boots as footwear.
Equestrian clothing
Members of the equestrian squadron wear light gray riding breeches with high black boots. In all other federal states with blue uniforms that have a rider's squadron, the breeches are blue.
Combat suit
The dark blue, flame-retardant, water-repellent and chemical-resistant emergency suit is in two parts and each has a reflective “Police” lettering on the chest and back. The emergency suit is also available without lettering.
There is also a medium blue cotton T-shirt, which is also available with and without reflective “Police” lettering, a medium blue undershirt and a medium blue sweatshirt.
A dark blue baseball cap with a sturdy peak and lock stitches, with reflective stripes and “Police” lettering on the front and back, printed with a police star on the front, serves as headgear .
Helicopter crew uniform
Helicopter crews wear a two-piece deep blue or black overall. In addition, there is a special medium blue thermal roll-top that is intended to be worn under.
Clothing for civil forces
For civilian forces, such as criminal police officers, there are still vests or jackets with “police” lettering as before. These are available in white, dark blue and black. There are still white, dark blue and black armbands with "Police" lettering for identification, in Bavaria some are still pea green.
With the new blue identification vests, the national badge can be attached to the left side of the chest.
So-called stickers, which can be stuck directly onto civilian clothing, are new. These are also available in white, dark blue and black and each have a "Police" logo.
High visibility clothing
The warning jacket with retroreflective stripes and "Police" lettering was until recently available in traffic blue and neon green / neon yellow. Since the traffic blue warning jacket is not very easy to see in rain and fog, it is no longer issued. That is why the neon green / neon yellow jackets based on the North Rhine-Westphalia model will continue to be used. Officials with the traffic blue warning jacket will continue to wear them. Both warning jackets are available in summer and winter versions.
The neon green / neon yellow warning jacket is also available with an orange background for the "Police" lettering.
The safety vests with retroreflective stripes and “Police” lettering are still available in the colors traffic blue and neon green / neon yellow.
Optional
In some cases, the deep blue light duty suit can still be worn. This is especially worn during heavy traffic controls and night shifts.
Uniform model North Rhine-Westphalia
The North Rhine-Westphalia uniform model is the new blue uniform model that the North Rhine-Westphalia police force has been wearing since the end of 2009. It consists of the following uniforms
- Office service uniform
- Guard service uniform
- Special clothing
- Motorcycle leather suit
- Combat suit
- Clothing for civil forces
- High visibility clothing
The jacket, the shirt, the sweater, the anorak, the short jacket, the motorcycle leather suit, the emergency suit and the warning jacket each have the national emblem on the left upper arm, which has the national coat of arms embroidered from yarn on a blue background with also white, embroidered writing.
The uniforms were designed in two styles for men and women.
Office service uniform
The office uniform is intended for office work and for representative purposes in the field and, in contrast to the security uniform, has a classic cut.
- The dark blue jacket has two hand pockets, a breast pocket and three silver metal buttons. The matching dark blue cloth trousers are made with a pleat and silver-gray piping in the side seams.
- The light blue shirt has a breast pocket with a button closure and is available in short and long sleeves.
- There is also a sweater with a Troyer collar and zip. The upper area is made of very dark blue, the lower area of a little lighter blue. The two areas are set off by a silver decorative stitching.
- The anorak, like the sweater, is two-tone and has a decorative seam. It has a hood that can be stowed in the collar. “Police” is printed on the left side of the chest and on the back. A dark blue cap serves as headgear.
- The dark blue tie has a police star embossing and is available as a classic shoulder strap or as a clip version.
Guard service uniform
The guard uniform is intended for the field service and, in contrast to the office uniform, has a sporty and functional cut.
- The light blue shirt, the two-tone sweater, the two-tone anorak and the dark blue tie are also worn here as described above (office uniform) and are therefore identical. In detail, only the pants, the overclothing and the color of the hat differ.
- The short jacket is made of waterproof laminate. The lower area is medium blue, the upper area dark blue. “Police” is printed on the left side of the chest and on the back.
- The cargo trousers are dark blue with silver-gray piping and side pockets with the imprint "Police". A wind stopper insert is available for them.
- For cold days there is a medium blue undershirt made of functional knit.
- A white peaked cap with a black cap is used as headgear.
Special clothing
Officials with special tasks or with an increased security risk wear special clothing tailored to their area of responsibility.
Motorcycle leather suit
The blue two-piece leather suit has wide reflective side stripes and a reflective “Police” lettering on the chest and back.
Combat suit
The two-part emergency suit consists of a flame-retardant, water-repellent and chemical-resistant material. It is available with and without the "Police" lettering. The emergency suit is in "Paris blue".
The emergency suit comes with a t-shirt with “Police” lettering on the chest and back, which is available in blue.
A gray beret with police star embossing serves as headgear .
Clothing for civil forces
For civilian forces, such as criminal police officers, there are still vests or jackets with “police” lettering as before. These are mostly in the color orange or black. There are still armbands with "Police" lettering for identification.
So-called stickers, which are introduced based on the Hessian model, are new. These can be stuck directly onto civilian clothing. They are available in the colors white, dark blue and black and each has a "Police" logo.
High visibility clothing
As before, there are neon green / neon yellow safety vests or jackets with retroreflective stripes and "police" lettering.
Saxony-Anhalt special case
The police of the state of Saxony-Anhalt is the only state to adopt a combined version of the Brandenburg uniform model and the Hesse uniform model. The uniform was introduced in early 2009.
Uniform for office work and representative field work
The uniform for the back office and representative field service of the Hessen uniform model was completely adopted.
Uniform for the field service
The uniform for the field service was introduced as a combination of the two uniform models.
The Hesse uniform model was adopted
- Service shirt
- Patrol trousers
- Windbreaker
- Baseball cap
- Tie
The Brandenburg uniform model was adopted
- Knit troyer
- Cardigan
- Polo shirt
Some of the items of clothing are introduced in a darker blue, as in the Hamburg uniform. See also the Brandenburg uniform model and the Hessen uniform model .
Black green, moss green beige uniform
The uniform in the colors moss green / beige was replaced by a new blue uniform in all countries. In the transition phase, however, these uniforms will continue to be used in the other countries (see above). This uniform, introduced in 1976, was designed by designer Heinz Oestergaard . This was the first and last time that the German state police, and later also the Federal Border Guard, who wore a black and green uniform from 1951 to 1987, presented a uniform appearance. The Federal Police initially continued to wear the Oestergaard uniform. Before 1976, various color and equipment variants existed in the countries. This is now the case again, as there are now different uniform models in the blue color scheme (see above). After a large-scale attempt at wearing it and questioning police officers, the Bavarian state government decided in 2015 to introduce a blue uniform, which is closely based on the model of the Austrian police. The introduction started in early 2016 and officially ended on August 1, 2018.
Standard uniform
The best-known uniform of the police is that of the police officer on duty and patrol duty. This consists of light brown trousers, a bamboo-colored shirt and a matching jacket and headgear. On the shoulders of shirts, blouses, jackets, coats and sweaters are some epaulettes attached.
- There are cloth trousers or khaki jeans, and cargo trousers have recently become common in some countries. A normal belt belongs to every pair of pants. When working in the field, either a leather waist belt or a mostly textile deployment belt with equipment (e.g. handcuffs, pistol, spare magazine) is worn.
- Outer clothing is jackets made of textile or leather, cloth skirts, coats, sweaters and blouses or shirts. Association badges are usually worn on the right breast pocket of shirts, blouses and jackets .
- Shirts or blouses are available in a version with short or long sleeves. The long-sleeved shirt is always worn with a tie.
- In the cold season, a green or beige sweater is also worn as outerwear. These are available in various designs, e.g. B. as a turtleneck, as a cardigan or as a normal sweater with sewn pockets. The Bavarian police have had a dark green zipped jacket made of knitted or fleece and a bamboo-colored turtleneck sweater since 2006.
- Different jackets are worn depending on the different requirements. Green parkas serve as weather protection, green blousons or black leather jackets are also available for warmer weather. Neon yellow / neon green parkas (traffic coats) and occasionally white coats are used for traffic services (e.g. on the motorway).
The standard headgear is a (mostly) textile cap with a narrow black peak, the police star and (mostly) a cockade under the star. Both green and white service caps are in use. The green service cap is standard. The white service cap is mainly used for foot patrols and in traffic service. A beret or baseball cap (green or black) is worn in closed units . The mountain cap that was often used here in the past has almost completely disappeared. In Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, motorcyclists carry a white beret that they wear when they have taken off their helmets (e.g. when recording an accident). In Bavaria, the mountain hat is still worn in the alpine area.
Special clothing
Officials with special tasks or with an increased security risk wear special clothing tailored to their area of responsibility.
Motorcycle combination
Since the 1990s, officials who do their duty in the motorcycle squad have mainly been wearing Goretex motorcycle suits, which are available in dark green or neon green / neon yellow. The Saarland police also often find the two-piece green leather suit with black leather high boots. In Hesse, beige-colored fabric breeches with shaft boots were worn in summer instead of leather or Goretex motorcycle suits.
Equestrian clothing
In the federal states that had an equestrian squadron, the mounted officers wore beige-colored fabric riding breeches with high black shaft boots. In Bavaria, however, the breeches are made of light brown suede.
Emergency suit and protective equipment
The officers of the riot police or the deployment hun- dreds wear a completely green deployment suit in closed deployment. This is combined with a green or black beret , but some police departments have recently started offering baseball caps in black or green. Until a few years ago, a green mountain cap was provided instead of the beret .
Special units ( special task force ) wear operational suits, protective vests and protective helmets in deep blue, black or dark green. The protective helmets of the SEK in many federal states are now made of titanium or titanium-aramid (hybrid).
Water police
The uniforms of the water protection police across Germany have always been in dark blue with white shirts or blouses in accordance with naval tradition. There are also overalls and other special clothing that were also purchased in dark blue. Until the mid-1990s, the water police also had khaki-colored summer jackets, which were primarily worn in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein during normal patrol duty.
Assignments abroad
When the German police are deployed abroad , the uniforms also have the German flag as a national badge on both sleeves. Furthermore, the international spelling “Police” is used instead of the “Police” lettering.
Police officers in Afghanistan 2010
Police officers in Afghanistan 2010
Rank badge
The service or office title can be seen on the shoulder flap. The following table names the official designations, whereby green and blue stars stand for the middle , silver for the higher and gold for the higher service . The water police use strands (also called stripes) instead.
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Special clothing
If an increased warning effect, recognizability as a police officer or increased visibility of the police officers is necessary, they wear a safety vest or other high- visibility clothing with retroreflective stripes and lettering (e.g. "Police", "Operations Manager", "Press Officer"). The vests are available in different colors, the most common is neon green or neon yellow and orange, sometimes in combination with white or green. In the states of Hesse , Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia , since the introduction of the new blue uniform, in addition to the existing neon green and neon yellow, there is also new traffic blue warning clothing (see above).
The special clothing is used, for example, in the traffic area ( traffic controls , traffic control , at traffic posts , traffic monitoring ), raids and demonstrations.
In North Rhine-Westphalia there were brown leather dungarees for service dog handlers until the blue uniform was introduced. However, these were not widely used and were mostly worn with suit jackets on official occasions.
See also
literature
- Section: B. The Gendarmerie , in: Oldenburg Police Handbook . Edited by Heinrich Lankenau , Polizeihauptmann, Oldenburg 1929, pp. 106–154.
- Staff-Oberwachtmeister Wintermann: Grand Ducal Oldenburg Gendarmerie Corps 1817–1917. Memorandum for the 100th anniversary of the corps. Oldenburg 1918.
- Service regulations for the Grand Ducal Oldenburg Gendarmerie Corps. Oldenburg 1911.
- Color plates 11–18, Police of the German States , in: Holger Tümmler (Ed.): On the history of the Third Reich. The organizations, uniforms, badges, flags and standards 1933–1935. With a uniform primer from 1933. Wolfenbüttel 2008, ISBN 978-3-939791-53-9 , pp. 82-89.
- Ingo Löhken: The police uniforms in Prussia 1866-1945. Monarchy, Weimar Republic, Third Reich . Friedberg, Podzun-Pallas 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0267-5 .
- Ingo Löhken: The police uniforms of the southern German states 1872–1932. Baden, Bavaria, Hessen, Württemberg, Reichslande . Friedberg, Podzun-Pallas, ISBN 3-7909-0328-0 .
- Alejandro Quesada, Stephen Walsh: Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885-1918 (Osprey Publishing, Men-at-Arms-Series, Vol. 490). 2013, ISBN 978-1-78096-164-4 .
Web links
- Blue uniform of the NRW police ( memento from December 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- History of the German police uniform
- Police history collection (private), especially on German police uniforms after 1945
- Pictures and sources on German police history up to 1945
- Association badge police BGS
- “It tweaks in the crotch” , Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 31, 2008
- GDR uniforms in detail
Individual evidence
- ↑ New uniforms The police turn blue again ( Memento from April 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Rheinische Post from December 4, 2007
- ↑ Elisabeth Hackspiel-Mikosch: From the citizen-friendly green to the respectful blue - paradigm shift in the German police uniform. In: Sandro Wiggerich, Steven Kensy (Ed.): State Power Uniform. Uniforms as a symbol of state power in transition? (= Studies on the history of everyday life 29). Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-515-09933-2 , pp. 99-123.
- ↑ https://www.stmi.bayern.de/sus/polizei/neueuniform/
- ↑ Announcement of the BStMI , March 2015
- ↑ "Inconspicuous, but present" - the Federal Parliament Police Text Archive 2010.
- ^ New uniforms for the parliamentary police of the German Bundestag On: Deutscher Bundestag.de. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ The new blue police uniform , October 21, 2010, accessed on January 7, 2011
- ↑ A heart for "Förster-Grün". In: sueddeutsche.de. December 12, 2013, accessed April 21, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.polizei.bayern.de/verwaltungsamt/wir/index.html/172546 Bayer. Police administration office: The uniforms of the Bavarian police
- ↑ Announcement of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior dated December 8, 1988 Ref .: IC1-2352-5 / 40 Uniforms , uniforms allowance and clothing allowance for employees of the Bavarian state police
- ↑ The decision on color will not come until 2015 ( Memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ The blue mail from DPolG Bayern 33/2013 ( Memento from February 13, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ). In: dpolg-bayern.de . 20th December 2013.
- ↑ Preselection for new police uniform . In: stmi.bayern.de . March 3, 2014, accessed August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Preselection for new police uniform. In: interior ministry.bayern.de. March 2, 2014, accessed September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ a b New uniform of the Bavarian police . In: stmi.bayern.de . Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Conversion to blue uniform completed. Retrieved August 30, 2018 .
- ^ Introduction of blue uniforms for Berlin police ( memento from November 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), press release from August 18, 2010, accessed on January 7, 2011
- ↑ mi.brandenburg.de: Brandenburg's police officers now only go “in blue” after changing their uniforms , accessed on January 2, 2011
- ↑ Minister of the Interior gives the go-ahead for new uniform - December 14, 2009 , press release of December 14, 2009, accessed on January 7, 2011
- ↑ See also: Images and information of the Brandenburg uniform model (PDF file; 1.4 MB)
- ↑ Kai Mudra: New Uniform: Police officers with octagonal hats on duty from October. July 23, 2019, accessed on September 18, 2019 (German).
- ↑ City and community police ( Memento from February 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Baden City Police Activity Report 2017
- ↑ Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport: New Uniform of the Bavarian Police. Retrieved April 5, 2016 .
- ^ Tender for protective helmets SEK / police - Kiel
- ^ Schuberth.com - Products - Authorities
- ↑ Bild Germany - Security series - This is how our police are now upgrading! September 1, 2018 - page 7
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