SS Police Insignia

The Polizei Division was in existence from 1939 until the end of the war, being absorbed into the SS in February of 1942. Police Generals wore armed forces style insignia and uniforms, including the trousers with Police green lampassen (broad General’s stripes). Once absorbed into the SS, the collar tab design for General officers mirrored that of the SS, though rendered on Police green underlay. Because the Police General’s held dual rank in the SS they more often wore SS style collar tabs on black, making the later style Police tabs on green very rare and hard to find for the collector.

Collar Tabs

SS Brigadefuhrer und Generalmajor der Polizei Pair of matching tabs for the left and right collars of a Generalmajor equivalent in the Police (Polizei). 1942-1945 pattern rendered in gold over police green underlay, with gold bullion piping (often seen in celleon). (private collection)

SS Gruppenfuhrer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Pair of matching tabs for the left and right collars of a General in the Police (Polizei). 1942-1945 pattern rendered in gold over police green underlay. (private collection)

SS Police General’s collar insignia pattern (for all General officer ranks) prior to the change to Waffen SS style Generals collar tabs in February 1942.

(Holzauge Historical collection)

A matching pair of SS Police General’s collar insignia, pre-February 1942 pattern.

(private collection)

Pre-1942 Police General’s tab embroidered in gold wire and bullion.

(private collection)

Shoulderboards

SS Brigadefuhrer und Generalmajor der Polizei

Generals shoulderboard rendered in gold bullion and silver, with no rank pips over a green underlay.

(private collection)

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