WW2 Danish Police Amalienborg M1939 Helmet Badge - New Condition Reproduction
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The badge is made from brass as the originals were and is finished in an 'antique' wash.
It has four prongs on the reverse for attaching to the M1939 helmet. A perfect item for restoring M1939 Helmets or for police memorabilia collectors (see framed badge picture).
The badge is made from brass as the originals were and is finished in an 'antique' wash.
It has four prongs on the reverse for attaching to the M1939 helmet. A perfect item for restoring M1939 Helmets or for police memorabilia collectors (see framed badge picture).
During the German Operation Safari on 29 August 1943 German troops stormed the Amalienborg castle. The castle had a Life guard force of 30 privates and non-commissioned officers. On the night of August 29 at 4:05, a German colonel, accompanied by a lieutenant and three submachine gunners had a conversation with HRH Crown Prince Frederik (later King Frederik 9th). After the two German officers had left the Crown Prince gave instructions that there was to be no resistance to the German occupation of the castles. The Crown Prince gave orders that the weapons should be dismantled. The Castle and Life Guard were taken over by the Germans and the guardsmen were interned in the barracks. They were deported to Germany on 19th of Sept 1944.
The Police guard at Amalienborg Palace, which had protected the king, after the Royal Danish Lifeguards guards had been disarmed on August 29, 1943, defended him so vigorously that the Germans later announced that there "had been a misunderstanding". On the Danish side, two guards and palæforvalteren in the Yellow Mansion were injured while as much as 20 Germans were killed and twice that number wounded. Among those killed were Waffen ss Oberscharführer Fritz Heaven from Peter Group. Damage from German gunfire can still be seen at the castle today.
The Police guard at Amalienborg Palace, which had protected the king, after the Royal Danish Lifeguards guards had been disarmed on August 29, 1943, defended him so vigorously that the Germans later announced that there "had been a misunderstanding". On the Danish side, two guards and palæforvalteren in the Yellow Mansion were injured while as much as 20 Germans were killed and twice that number wounded. Among those killed were Waffen ss Oberscharführer Fritz Heaven from Peter Group. Damage from German gunfire can still be seen at the castle today.
