‘THE DEVILS GUARD’

This German Army WWII collection depicts a streife or foot patrol of the infamous FeldjagerKorp an elite Corp of the Military police, they were given explicit orders to punish deserters and restore order by what ever means necessary to disorganized sectors of the front. Formed in November 1943 they operated behind the German front line, each patrol was formed using politically reliable officers and NCO’s who had proved themselves on the battlefield. Their justice was swift and brutal but by using such methods they prevented the wholesale collapse of the German front line during the critical last period of the war.