GERMANY
 
     
 

DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK (DDR) (EAST GERMANY)
 
     
 

The ranks belonging to German Police Officers (Old Style)
 

Green Stars.
 

Polizeihauptwachtmeister - Anwäter

Polizeihauptwachtmeister

Polizeimeister

Polizeiobermeister

Polizeihauptmeister
 

Silver Stars.
 

Polizeikommissar

Polizeioberkommissar

Polizeihauptkommissar - A11

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Polizeihauptkommissar - A12

Erste(r) Polizeihauptkommissar - A13
 

Gold Stars.
 

Polizeirat

Polizeioberrat

Polizeidirektor

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Leitender Polizeidirektor

Direktor der Bereitschaftspolizei

Inspekteur
 

Germany is divided up into 16 Regions. Below are the patches belonging to the regions.

Some Regions also have River / Harbor units. These units will be listed as

"Wasserschutspolizei". This badge is smaller than the others.

BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG
 
     
 

Rank's worm from 1957 - 1968.
 
Polizeianwärter auf Probe Polizeimeiser Polizeiobermeister
 

Rank's worn from 1957 -1979.  (These are larger than the one's worn untill 1968.)
 
Polizeifreiwilliger Polizeianwärter Polizeiwachtmeister auf Probe
Polizeioberwachtmeister Polizeiobermeister Polizeihauptmeister
   
  Polizeikommissar  
 

The ranks belonging to the Woman Police Officers.   (The boards are smaller than those worn by men.)
 
Polizeianwärter Polizeiwachtmeister auf Probe Polizeimeiser
 

The ranks belonging to the Police Officers.
 
Polizeianwärter Polizeiwachtmeister auf Probe Polizeioberwachtmeister
Polizeimeister Polizeiobermeister Polizeihauptmeister
Polizeikommissar Polizeioberkommissar Polizeihauptkommissar
   
Leitender Polizeidirektor
 

These rank's belong to the Airwing Unit.
 
Polizeihauptwachtmeister  (Green Star) Polizeihauptmeister  (Green Stars) Polizeikommissar  (Silver Star)
 
Erster Polizeihauptkommissar  (Silver Stars)   Polizeirat  (Gold Star)
 

These rank's belong to the Police Reserve Unit.  (Green Strips)
 
 
0 - 5 years 6 - 10 years   11- 15 years 16 - 20 years
     
  21 - 25 years   26 years onward  
 
BAVARIA (Bayern)
 
 

 

Hat Badge wanted 
   

Wasserschutspolizei

Helicopter Unit
BERLIN
 
  Schutzpolizei
 
BRANDENBURG
 
       
CITY of BREMEN
 
 

Patch Wanted 

Schutzpolizei
   

Wasserschutspolizei

  
CITY of HAMBURG
 
   
   

Wasserschutspolizei

 Merit Badge  1978 - 1979
HESSEN
 
 

 

 

Badge Wanted 
   

Wasserschutspolizei

Helicopter Unit
 
LOWER SAXONY (Niedersachsen)
 
 
     

Wasserschutspolizei
 
MECKLENBURG - WESTERN POMERANIA (Mecklenburg - Verpommern)
 
     
     

Wasserschutspolizei
NORTH RHINE - WESTPHALIA (Nordrhein Westfalen)
 
 

Current

    

Old Style

K9 Unit
 
RHINELAND - PALATINATE (Rheinland Plalz)
 
     
 
SAARLAND
 
       
SAXONY (Sachsen)
 
Saxony (New)    

Current

 Old Style  

Very Old Style

 LKA Sachsen
SAXONY - ANHALT
 
 
     

Wasserschutspolizei
 
SCHLESWIG - HOLSTEIN
 
 

 

 

Patch Wanted

 
     

Wasserschutspolizei
 
THÜRINGEN
 
     
FEDERAL BORDER POLICE (Bundesgrenzschutz)
 
New style patches - Blue