#62871
02/21/2008 03:19 AM
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Came across two photos of Ukrainian Schuma/Police battalion in Belarus. Please note the boards - I never seen anything like this before. Can anobody recognize them?
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#62872
02/21/2008 03:20 AM
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#62873
02/21/2008 09:49 PM
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Askold ....GREAT Photos!!!
Have NO Idea about the Shoulder Boards, but the answer should be very revealing!
Love those Schuma / Polizei items! ...Txs, Dave/dblmed
[Always looking for TeNo � Schuma � Technische Noodhulp Items...]
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#62874
02/22/2008 01:04 AM
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Already found the answer - these are the boards that were officially issued to Polish police in German service, but it seems would be also utilised by the Ukrainians. Here are the pics:
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#62875
02/22/2008 01:07 AM
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More guys with such boards - meeting of Ukrainian police battalion officers in Melita Lager near Minsk. P.S. Note the pirate with the eyepatch 
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#62876
02/22/2008 06:11 PM
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Quite amazing photos, as they show us TR Period uniform combinations - which few might accept today, without there being Photos, as proof.
I have read (? Somewhere) that some Poles, who 'volunteered' to serve with Germany, were placed in the Polizei / Schuma - and they served in Galicia.
Seems that Galicia was historically an area which traded places / changed hands many times in history. Minsk is also very proximate to this area. Rather fascinating. ..... Txs, Dave/dblmed
[Always looking for TeNo � Schuma � Technische Noodhulp Items...]
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#62877
02/23/2008 12:33 AM
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Askold,
It's VERY intersting photo in all aspects!
Is this photo dated? What unit?
P.S. Be careful with this Littlejohn's book - it is out of date a bit, and there are many inaccuracies and mistakes!
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