Talk:Free City of Danzig Police

The Free City of Danzig Police became a (para-) military formation when it was integrated in the "Brigade Eberhardt" under the command of then Major general Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt in July 1939.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich-Georg_Eberhardt https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich-Georg_Eberhardt http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/60ID-R.htm

The Free City of Danzig at that point consisted of the two regiments "Danziger Landes-Polizei-Regiment 1" and "Danziger Landes-Polizei-Regiment 2". Additionally an artillery unit was newly formed the "Danziger Artillerie-Abteilung" which was also part of the "Brigade Eberhard".

In late 1939 the Brigade Eberhard evolved into the 60th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) which carried the two crosses of Danzig in its coat of arms.

https://www.feldgrau.com/WW2-German-60th-Infantry-Division

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)

Quote: "This division was unusual in that its manpower was largely drawn from the SA and the police." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.97.227.97 (talk) 15:31, 31 August 2019 (UTC)