Bidspirit auction | Forest Police Badge (Forstpolizei).

Forest Police Badge (Forstpolizei). - Forest Police Badge (Forstpolizei). Forestry and hunting in Germany enjoys a long history and traditions that continue to the present day. In July of 1933, Hermann Goring was appointed as ” Reichsforst und Jagermeister ” (National-forestry and Hunting-master), as head of the ”Reichsforstamt” (National-forestry-department). In that capacity he was in charge of administering all aspects of forestry and hunting, including the development, maintenance and conservation of all of the forests and wild game within Germany. The ” Reichsforstamt ” was sub-divided into four main departments: the ” Gemeinde Forst Dienst ” (General Forestry Service), ” Privat Forst Dienst ” (Private Forestry Service), ” Heeres Forst Dienst ” (Army Forestry Service), and the ” Luftwaffe Forst Dienst ” (Air-force Forestry Service). Brass oval badge of unknown use. One hypothesis concerns its use on a horse's harness. Oval dimensions: 14x8 cm. Weight: 65.57 g. Functional, working clasp. Everything is non-magnetic. ***** *** IMPORTANT ***** *** Shiping from our office in Europe.