The uniforms or epaulettes worn by soldiers of different levels will be significantly different, and their identity can be better distinguished by these signs. During World War II, there were many types of objects that showed their identity through special identification, and the German field gendarmes would hang a half-moon-shaped sign around their necks to show their identity, which was made of metal chains, and the German soldiers who hung such signs were given the nickname "chain dogs". And the soldiers who hang such badges have great rights, and ordinary soldiers want to hide far away when they see them.
Field gendarmes
The German field gendarmes were primarily responsible for the order and discipline of the army, and could discipline and educate soldiers or civilians in the military who violated discipline. Germany's original gendarmerie consisted of veterans who had served in the military for many years and formed a large scale during World War I. After the end of World War I, the German gendarmerie was once disbanded, but after Hitler came to power, the size of the German gendarmerie was expanded again. The gendarmerie followed the combat troops into the battlefield and was mainly responsible for the maintenance of discipline, traffic command and personnel management in the rear army.
Field gendarmes will also be equipped with weapons, but their weapons and equipment are relatively simple, the most common is small pistols. Don't look at the field gendarmes who are only responsible for maintaining order in the army in the rear, in fact, their status in the army is very high, and soldiers who are equal to him or lower than him can be commanded by them, and they can also command civilians to requisition equipment at will. Jobs such as the capture of deserters are also done by the gendarmes, and if they are characterized as deserters by the gendarmes, the consequences are often not very optimistic, so ordinary soldiers can't help but be afraid when they see the gendarmes.
Crescent card
The most obvious sign that can indicate the identity of the field gendarmes is the crescent badge hanging on their chests, and whenever ordinary soldiers see officers with crescent badges, they will try to avoid their sight and not provoke them. The ordinary soldiers at the bottom also gave these powerful and powerful battlefield gendarmes a nickname called "chain dogs", which shows that these field gendarmes should usually bully those soldiers, otherwise their image would not be like this in the eyes of ordinary soldiers.
There are also many gendarmes in the army who use their status to settle personal grievances, secretly increasing punishment for those who are not pleasing to the eye, and their reputation in the outside world is not particularly good. After the end of World War II, the economy of Germany, which had become a defeated country, collapsed, and many lands were divided up by other countries, and the field gendarmes who had been arrogant in the army also lost their former glory, and they were also disbanded for committing numerous crimes in World War II.
The development of the field gendarmerie from expansion to collapse witnessed Germany's conquest years in World War I and World War II, and finally faded its former aura with Germany's defeat. The field gendarmerie became a chapter in the history of World War II, and the crescent plaque symbolizing its status was gradually abandoned.