Frontier Police 1949-1990 (East Germany)

Grenzpolizei

Last modified: 2005-10-08 by santiago dotor
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• Introduction
• Frontier Police Ensign 1960-1961 (Dienstflagge der Grenzpolizei)
• Pennant and Car Pennant of the Frontier Police c. 1949
• Frontier Police Unit Flag (Flagge einer Grenzbereitschaft)

See also:

• German People's Police 1949-1990 (Deutsche Volkspolizei)
• Army Frontier Units Ensign 1962-1990 (Dienstflagge der Boote der Grenztruppe der Nationalen Volksarmee)
• Coastal Frontier Brigade Ensign 1962-1990 (Dienstflagge der Schiffe und Boote der Grenzbrigade Küste)
• East Germany 1949-1990 (German Democratic Republic / Deutsche Demokratische Republik)

Introduction

In FOTW there are no distinctive flags shown for the Grenzpolizei and the Volkspolizei dating later than 1973. The variants of the war ensign and war flag —with green stripe at the hoist— are identified as ensigns of the Navy's Coastal Frontier Brigade and the Army Frontier Troops respectively. This leads me to think that the Grenzpolizei came under military control at some point and ceased to be a separate service. Is that correct? Or were there new flags adopted at some time not shown in FOTW?

Tom Gregg, 29 May 2002

Frontier Police Ensign 1960-1961

Dienstflagge der Grenzpolizei

by Jaume Ollé

Pennant and Car Pennant of the Frontier Police c. 1949

by Jaume Ollé

Frontier Police Unit Flag

Flagge einer Grenzbereitschaft

3rd Frontier Police Unit / 3. Grenzbereitschaft
by Jaume Ollé

The 3rd unit existed between 1958-1962. The unit flag in other unit[s] was in use 1958-67.

Jaume Ollé