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Richie B
The "I" represents an administrative sub-division. As I am away from my books at the moment I can't tell you any more !
However, the man who wrote the book has this to say ...
"S.D.I is convincingly identified in the book as the Schupo command at either Essen or Düsseldorf. Upon further consideration, I believe it is more likely to be Essen as that city was the location of the headquarters of the police general responsible for the Ruhr region and probably would have been designated by the Roman numeral I. This is however a tentative identification.
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The link refers to Munchen-Gladbach but I don't believe there is any such town in Germany. Muenchen (I use the 'e' as alternative to the umlaut which I can't type) is in the state of Bavaria whilst Moenchen-Gladbach (I used to live there) is in the state of Nordrhein-Westphalen and is very close to Duesseldorf.
It also mentions a frog stamped "Pol-Pras" which I believe is Polizeipraesidium or Headquarters.
Regards
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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02-12-2019 07:03 PM
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Jamie,
I think you have probably seen this but just in case here is a very useful link;
German Police Unit Marks, 1920-1937
Regards
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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