German Military Police Units 1939–45

Osprey Men at Arms #213

by Gordon Williamson, Ronald Volstad (Illustrator)

The military policeman must be one of the least appreciated yet most indispensable military figures in modern history. In the mobile warfare of the 20th century no army could keep its vital supply routes open without the military policeman. This book documents the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the many and varied German military police units of World War II. Their duties included traffic control; maintaining military order and discipline; collection and escorting prisoners of war; prevention of looting; disarming civilians; checking captured enemy soldiers for documents; collection of fallen enemy propaganda leaflets and providing street patrols in occupied areas.

Genres: War, Germany, Nonfiction, Military History, World War II

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 27, 1989

About the author

Gordon Williamson (born 1951) is a military history writer and author based in the United Kingdom. Williamson spent seven years with the Military Police in the British Territorial Army and resides in Scotland. Williamson's works focus primarily on German military forces during the Second World War.

Williamson has worked with several publishers but is perhaps best known for his continuing partnership with Osprey Publishing, with whom he has produced over 40 books.

Reviews

[Bexan · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the information was good, I found that my copy had inconsistent flow between pages. Pages didn't flow from 1 to the next, but instead had me skipping pages and back tracking to properly follow sentences that went between two pages.