Administrative police in Nazi Germany

Polizeiadler

The Administrative Police in Nazi Germany (German: Verwaltungspolizei), was not only responsible for the internal administration of the police services, but also for many administrative functions which in other countries were performed by purely civilian agencies.

State police departments

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The police commissioners of the state police departments in cities were police lawyers of the administrative police with the grades of Polizeidirektor or Polizeipräsident. The staff of the administrative police consisted of police lawyers, police administrative officials, as well as the jailers of the police jails.[1]

Mission

The administrative police of the state police departments handled the following type of matters:[2]

  • Financial administration of the state police department.
  • Passports, control of aliens, civil registration (including the Nuremberg Laws), registration of conscripts.
  • Traffic regulations, waterways and fire inspection.
  • Control of trade establishments and their licences.
  • Regulations on punishable offences, welfare matters, health inspection, food and veterinary inspection.

Municipal police departments

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The municipal police departments handled the same type of business as the state police departments. In addition in handled the type of police duties that was reserved for the municipal authorities, such as building inspection, forest police, housing inspection, homelessness, and school attendance. Only the larger cities without a state police department had a special staff of Gemeindeverwaltungspolizeibeamten, municipal administrative police officials. In smaller cities and in towns the administrative police functions were handled by the regular civil municipal administration.[3]

Personnel

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Administrative police officials belonged to the same four different career tracks as the general civil service.

Career tracks and recruitment

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Career track[4] Civilian education required for candidates from civil life[5] Recruitment of administrative officials serving in State Police Departments and as Municipal administrative police officials [4] Recruitment of administrative officials
serving in the Gestapo/Sicherheitspolizei[4]
einfacher Dienst
(lower career)
Volksschule 100% from State Protection Police officers (Municipal protection police officers) 80 % from State Protection Police officers with more than 8 years seníority; 20% from civil life as Polizeverwaltungslehrlinge (police administration apprentices).[6]
mittlerer Dienst
(middle career)
Vocational school 90% from State Protection Police officers (Municipal police officers) with more than 10 years seníority; 10% from civilian life. 50% from State Protection Police officers with more than 8 years seníority; 50% from civil life.
gehobener Dienst
(upper career)
Abitur 50% from State Protection Police officers (Municipal protection police officers) with at least 12 years seníority; 50% from civil life. 50% from State Protection Police officers with at least 12 years seníority; 50% from civil life. Promotion from Middle Career also possible. All candidates had since 1939 to successfully participate in a SS-Fuehrer selection.[7] Participation in the selection required membership in the Nazi Party.[8]
höherer Dienst
(higher career)
University degree From civil life

Grades and pay

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Pay grade Annual pay
Reichsmark
Lower career Middle career Upper career Higher career
or Police lawyers
Insignia Corresponding rank
A10b 1700–2400 Amtsgehilfe
Botenmeister
Hausmeister
Wachtmeister
A10a 1759–2550 Betriebsassistent
Oberbotenmeister
Revieroberwachtmeister
A9 1800–2700 Polizei-
Gefängnisoberwachtmeister

Vollziehungsbeamter
Polizei-
Gefängnishauptwachtmeister

Erster Polizeigefängnis-hauptwachtmeister
Hauptwachtmeister
A8a 2100–2800 Polizeiassistent
Kanzleiassistent
Regierungsassistent
Verwaltungsassistent
technischer Assistent
A7a 2350–3500 Polizeigefängnis-
Verwalter
Polizeisekretär
Kanzleisekretär
Regierungssekretär
technischer Sekretär
Meister
A5b 2300–4200 Polizeigefängnis-
Oberverwalter
Polizeiobersekretär
Kanzleiobersekretär
Regierungsobersekretär
techn. Obersekretär
Waffenmeister
Obermeister
Revierleutnant
A4c2 2800–5000 Polizeiinspektor
Waffeninspektor
Waffenrevisor
Oberleutnant
A4c1 2 800–5300 Polizeinspektor
Polizeirentmeister
A4b2 3000–5500 Polizeioberinspektor
Polizeirechnungsrevisor
Hauptmann
A4b1 4100–5800 Polizeioberinspektor
Polizeioberrentmeister
Waffenoberrevisor
Oberbuchalter
A3b 4800–7 000 Polizeirat
Polizeiamtmann
(with less than 3 years in the grade)
Polizeirat
Polizeiamtmann
Major
A2d 4800–7800 Amtsrat
Polizeioberamtmann
A2c2 4800–8400 Regierungsassessor Hauptmann
Regierungsrat
(with less than 3 years in the grade)
Regierungs- und Kassenrat Regierungsrat
Major
A2b 7 000–9700 Polizeidirektor
Oberregierungsrat
Oberstleutnant der Polizei
Oberstleutnant
A1b 6200–10600 Polizeipräsident
(cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants)
Regierungsdirektor
Oberst
A1a 8400–12600 Polizeipräsident
(cities with more than 200,000 inhabitants)
Polizeivizepräsident (Berlin)
Ministerialrat
Oberst der Polizei
B8 14000 Polizeipräsident
(cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants)
Generalmajor
B7b 15000 Polizeipräsident (Hamburg)
B7a 16000 Polizeipräsident (Wien)
Ministerialdirigent
B6 17000 Polizeipräsident (Berlin) Generalleutnant
B4 19000 Ministerialdirektor

Sources:[9][10][11]

Median annual wage for an industrial worker was 1,495 RM in 1939. In the same year the median salary for a privately employed white-collar worker was 2,772 RM.[12]

Promotions

New rules for promotions were issued in 1943.[13]

Polizeiassistenten were eligible for promotion to Polizeisekretär after two years in the grade. Participation in a SS-Fuehrer course was mandatory for SS-members, but not for officials who didn't belong to the SS. Polizeisekretäre were eligible for promotion to Polizeiobersekretär after three years in the grade. Participation in a leadership course was mandatory for those not members of the SS.[13]

Polizeiinspektoren were eligible for promotion to Polizeioberinspektor after three years in the grade. Polizeioberinspektoren were eligible for promotion to Polizeirat after two years in the grade. Regierungsamtmänner and Polizeiräte in RSHA were eligible for promotion to Amtsrat after five years in the grade. Amtsräte were eligible for promotion to Regierungsrat after five years in the grade.[13]

References

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  1. ^ SHAEF 1945, p. 12.
  2. ^ SHAEF 1945, pp. 38–40.
  3. ^ SHAEF 1945, p. 40.
  4. ^ a b c "Vorläufige Durchführungsverordnung zum Deutschen Polizeigesetz." RGBl I, 1937, p. 858.
  5. ^ "Verordnung über die Vorbildung und die Laufbahnen der deutschen Beamten." RGBl I, 1939, p. 371.
  6. ^ Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 3(1942)1, p. 3.
  7. ^ Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 3(1942)1, p. 1.
  8. ^ Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 3(1942)4, p. 18.
  9. ^ SHAEF, pp. 104–106, 116.
  10. ^ Boberach 1997, pp. 17–45.
  11. ^ Mollo 1971, p. 51.
  12. ^ "Die Besoldung eines Soldaten der Wehrmacht". lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de.
  13. ^ a b c Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 4(1943)54, p. 347.

Literature

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  • Boberach, Heinz (1997). Ämter, Abkürzungen, Aktionen des NS-Staates. München.
  • Mollo, Andrew (1971). Uniforms of the SS - Volume 5 - Sicherheitsdienst und Sicherheitspolizei 1931–1945. London.
  • Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (1945). The German Police. London.