Old German police helmet/cap.

[The Lawspeaker]

I stumbled upon an American propaganda video about the Germans and I noticed that the policemen wore this distinctive helmet or cap (look at 3:36). Does anyone know whether it was just was just worn by the police in Berlin or whether it was used throughout Germany and when it was taken out of circulation ?

[Saturni]

They're called shakos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shako

[The Lawspeaker]

They're called shakos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shako

Thanks. I immediately checked the German wiki page.



Nach 1945 blieb der Tschako in der britischen Besatzungszone, in Ost- und West-Berlin und der SBZ/DDR Teil der Polizeiuniform. In beiden Teilen Deutschlands wurde der Tschako bis Mitte der 1960er Jahre, in Nordrhein-Westfalen bis Anfang der 1970er Jahre getragen.


They really should bring them back.

I find it weird that the Germans are now also in the process of switching their uniforms to blue. Another thing to fall in line with the rest of Europe -- as if the hallmark of a German copper isn't the fact that he wears a green uniform.

[Contra Mundum]

New Jersey State Troopers

[Saturni]

Good pics showing the police shade of green
http://www.germanhelmet.com/1533.htm

[The Lawspeaker]

Good pics showing the police shade of green
http://www.germanhelmet.com/1533.htm

Hmm it should be reintroduced .. (well.. without the swastika) of course and it could use by municipal police services or by the State Police. It would probably be a bit too cumbersome for the Federal Police though or for highway patrols.