English Translation

St.M. VIII B - 16 g/43. 2SW Prague, 13 March 1944. 10N FS: To the Reichsführer- undo chief of the German police, field command post. NO - 10 dors Reichsfuhrer ! madl ahzemebned cob neno Until now the government police in the Protectorate with the exception of the two battalions, which were used for air protection purposes in the Old Reich, had been equipped with the old Czech-Slovak uniforms. The colour of the uniform skirt was blue with silver buttons and corresponding distinctions on red fabric base. As headgear the well-known Bobyhelm was worn with silver fittings. From the fact that the police in the Protectorate carried on the old uniforms, we have so far struck considerable political capital, because these universities could be shown to anyone, especially abroad, as a symbol of autonomy. Unfortunately, the blue fabric is now coming to an end. As a replacement, field grey fabric, as the Czech gendarmerie wears it, is available to a large extent. The attempt to colour the field grey cloth on blue has not been particularly successful. The grey colour tone comes with longer use and naturally under the influence of rain and snow again to Plo femjontt appearance, so that the uniform skirt with time unansehen- wuntet fr. However, the fact that - on a simple lhevus 0015 ONE NR 1158 13.3.44 ERH / PETERS/ BGWD +++