Italian regular Police uniforms in Italy during ww2

[metropd]

What are the differences in the everyday Carabinieri and Di Stato Polizia uniforms(1920's-1944) against now. Please post pictures of Carabinieri and Di Stato Polizia uniforms during this time in Italy. Thank you as it is an interest of mine with no much reference.

 

[metropd]

So nobody knows.......Please if anyone has any information it would help me greatly.

 

[Italian-wiseguy]

I'm trying to find something, as uniformology isn't in my competences.

As for what I know, Polizia became a civilian force in Italy very lately, maybe in the '70s;
during WWII it was a military force, just like Carabinieri or Guardia di Finanza.

So on the lapels of Polizia's uniforms for sure there were the "stellette" (little stars) that in Italy are a symbol of military status; nowadays they stay on the lapels of Carabinieri which are still fully military, but on the Polizia's uniforms are replaced by a "civilian" symbol.

While the uniform of the Carabinieri, a part from minor changes, basically remained the same in concept form the thirties ("riforma Baistrocchi" on the unifomrs) to this day, I know that Police went through several modifications, at one point changing colors:

I thing that they chose the actual colors when they became fully civilian, which is ironic as thier colors (blue jacket, light blue-grayish pants) are the ones of the first italian army.

Doing my research now!

Ciao!!

 

[metropd]

Thank you SO MUCH

Thank you so much for helping me. As much information about the structure of the police in Italy as civilian policing is concerned would also be a great help. Information about the peaked hats would also be nice. THANK SSOOOO much again!!!!!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Italian-wiseguy]

I'm so sorry for the delay!

I've searched on the net but could find very little, if any, useful info.
The italian Carabinieri site was much more informative, in its historical parts, about uniforms in various eras, but Police's site is wholly different.

Also, it seems to have attracted a lot less interest from "uniformologists".

Now the good news: I've contacted some friends (previously in the military, now civilian or carabinieri/policemen) and they promised me to scan their own books on the subject.

Only, they need the time to do this.
Just a little patience again...

Ciao!!!

 

[metropd]

Good things are worth waiting for. Ciao

 

[metropd]

Any luck?

 

[metropd]

So what have you found out?

 

[BrianS]

Hi try this site and there Forum.www.comandosupremo.com Brian

 

[Italian-wiseguy]

Actually I contacted a retired policeman and "uniformologist" and he was so kind to scanner and post some old images to an italian military board;
then I had to go in Romania for work, and when I was back the board was closed and I forgot the whole thing.
Sorry!!

 

[Italian-wiseguy]

Another intersting link could be

http://www.littorio.com/home-i.htm

(not a pro-Fascism site!)

but it seems to concentrate mostly on uniforms of Fascist militia (which also took some power to operate as a police force) and not on Police uniforms.