59 INCREDIBLE RARE HISTORICAL PHOTOS WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE GERMAN ARMY AND SOLDIERS AT WAR

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In description i will talk about Feuerschutzpolizei (lit. 'Fire Protection Police') was a firefighter unit in Nazi Germany and a branch of Nazi Germany's Ordnungspolizei, formed in 1938 when the German municipal professional fire brigades were transferred to the national police. The previously red fire vehicles, blue uniforms, and fire service ranks were replaced by green fire vehicles, green uniforms, and police ranks.

This video is the twelfth part of my remarkable Germany At War videos. It consists of rare authentic photos and portraits of soldiers during the war that I have put together from the period of 1933-1946.
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The interesting thumbnail photo is number 15. members of Indian legion being inspected, Bordeaux France 1944
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Background

In 1941 there were Fire Protection Police units in 86 cities in Germany, in Ostmark (occupied Austria), and in General Government (occupied Poland). Outside these cities, the German fire services consisted of volunteer fire brigades, in cooperation with compulsory fire brigades (Pflichtfeuerwehr) and industrial fire brigades (Werkfeuerwehr). In spite of being a branch of the Ordnungspolizei, the Fire Protection Police was a municipal institution; respective cities having the budgetary responsibility for staff and equipment. Administratively and operationally the Fire Protection Police were, however, subordinated to the Ordnungspolizei.

During the war, the Feuerschutzpolizei organized six motorized firefighting regiments. Their mission was to follow the German army's advance and have the main responsibility for the occupied territories fire protection and civil defense. Each regiment consisted of some 1000 firefighters.

In 1943 the regimental organization was abolished, the battalions becoming independent units. The fourth regiment was stood down, while nine battalions were formed from the rest. Each battalion consisted of about 400 firefighters in three companies. A fourth company of non-citizens (Volksdeutsche, Ukrainians, and Poles), were later added.

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