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End of the 1940s, Dortmund, north exit of the main station
Accident prevention in the post-war period - statistics on accidents and fatalities in one monthPolice exhibition 110 Archive
Around 1950, Dortmund, Hansaplatz
Traffic control in the post-war periodPolice exhibition 110 ArchiveBetween 1946 and 1955, police officers in NRW wore a dark blue uniform. At that time, motor vehicles were still allowed to drive on Hansaplatz in Dortmund. Our picture from the police exhibition archive shows a traffic stop. In the background you can see the buildings on the eastern side of the…
1949/1950, Dortmund
Opel Blitz radio patrol car - the first patrol car with a radio on boardPolice exhibition 110 ArchiveThis is a state-of-the-art radio patrol car, the first with a radio on board. At least it was modern in its day. That's why it was affectionately called "the pioneer" after its introduction in Dortmund in 1949/1950. However, radios that officers could take with them on foot patrol only became…
1951 - Dortmund, intersection Hansastraße/Kampstraße
Accident recording in the post-war periodPolice exhibition 110 ArchiveA traffic accident at the Hansastrasse/Kampstrasse junction in the center of Dortmund in 1951 attracted a number of onlookers. Between Cramer&Meermann and Althoff, the officers here try to "chalk off" the skid marks under the curious gaze in order to determine the course of the accident.…
1951, Steinstraße, Dortmund city center
The first radio control center of the Dortmund police was located on the top floor of the so-called "Steinwache", which still served as a police station at the time.Police exhibition 110 Archive
1956, Alter Mühlenweg, PP garage yard
The Dortmund police force received a whole fleet of new VW Beetles, which from then on were used as patrol cars. Here they are parked in the garage yard.Police exhibition 110 ArchiveIntroduction as a company car on 03.01.1956
1957, Water cannon exercise in Dortmund
The water tank is filled herePolice exhibition 110 ArchiveNumerous large-scale operations also kept the Dortmund police busy in the turbulent 1950s. The riot police were therefore founded and trained in 1951. The water cannon was therefore introduced as a new operational tool. In November 1956, for example, the police used it to quell the Dortmund…
1957, Office of the President
Building Markgrafenstr. 102Police exhibition 110 ArchivePolice chiefs after 1945:
Hans Kanig (May 1953-May 1957)
Fritz Riwotzki (June 1957-March 1975)
Wolfgang Manner (March 1975-July 1986)
Wolfgang Schulz (September 1986-April 1993)
Hans Schulze (May 1993-December 2011)
Norbert Wesseler (January 2012-February 2014)
Gregor Lange…
Historic light green uniform in NRW
Headgear: Tschako, trousers: combat trousers with bootsPolice exhibition 110 Archive1946 - 1955:
Officers of the guard service wore a dark blue uniform, which was strongly based on the British uniform. Some of the uniforms from the National Socialist era had been dyed blue after the insignia had been removed. In 1955, the dark blue uniform was replaced by a…
Police rider around 1950
Police exhibition 110 ArchiveHorses have been established for centuries as a so-called "means of deployment". Nowadays, however, not every police force has its own stables. The NRW police have a state equestrian squadron. The 32 service horses are located in Dortmund and Willich. Organizationally, the Bochum police are…
1958, police music corps at the main entrance
Hohe Str. 128Police exhibition 110 ArchiveMusicians of the Dortmund Police Music Corps in uniform on 09.10.1958
Aerial view around 1959
Police headquarters at Markgrafentraße 102 (current location)Police exhibition 110 ArchiveThe building went into planning in 1952/1953 and was occupied in 1957. The entrance to the high-rise building was located at Hohe Straße 128 at the time. For a long time, the Mitte police station was located on Alter Mühlenweg/corner of B 1. The picture shows the current rear of the site, the…
Photographic department/photo lab of the Dortmund police in the 1960s
In the foreground on the right: Alexander Primavesi - read more about this person*Police exhibition 110 ArchiveAlexander Primavesi is a household name at Dortmund Police Headquarters for anyone who has ever studied the role of this authority during the National Socialist era between 1933 and 1945. The trained photographer and detective chief officer worked in the police force until 1986 and archived the…
1963 - Arrest of persons
Police exhibition 110 ArchiveThis scene at a kiosk in Dortmund is staged. The picture comes from the training documents for police officers from 1963 and shows how people were "taken away" back then.
Zündapp ZD 40 in police version
For PP Dortmund with the kind permission of Alexander GärtnerThis vehicle* was used by the Dortmund police department between 1977 and 1990 and was used by the district officers to "patrol" their district. They were even allowed to drive it home at the end of their shift. At least that's the oral tradition.
Technical data:
- Zündapp Sozius…
