The Administrative Police in Nazi Germany (), was not only responsible for the internal administration of the police services, but also for many administrative functions which in other countries were performed by purely civilian agencies.

State police departments The police commissioners of the state police departments in cities were police lawyers of the administrative police with the grades of Polizeidirektor or Polizeipräsident. The staff of the administrative police consisted of police lawyers, police administrative officials, as well as the jailers of the police jails.SHAEF 1945, p. 12.

Mission The administrative police of the state police departments handled the following type of matters:SHAEF 1945, pp. 38–40. Financial administration of the state police department. Passports, control of aliens, civil registration (including the Nuremberg Laws), registration of conscripts. Traffic regulations, waterways and fire inspection. Control of trade establishments and their licences. Regulations on punishable offences, welfare matters, health inspection, food and veterinary inspection.

Municipal police departments The municipal police departments handled the same type of business as the state police departments. In addition in handled the type of police duties that was reserved for the municipal authorities, such as building inspection, forest police, housing inspection, homelessness, and school attendance. Only the larger cities without a state police department had a special staff of Gemeindeverwaltungspolizeibeamten, municipal administrative police officials. In smaller cities and in towns the administrative police functions were handled by the regular civil municipal administration.SHAEF 1945, p. 40.

Personnel Administrative police officials belonged to the same four different career tracks as the general civil service.

Career tracks and recruitment Career track"Vorläufige Durchführungsverordnung zum Deutschen Polizeigesetz." RGBl I, 1937, p. 858. Civilian education required for candidates from civil life"Verordnung über die Vorbildung und die Laufbahnen der deutschen Beamten." RGBl I, 1939, p. 371. Recruitment of administrative officials serving in State Police Departments and as Municipal administrative police officials Recruitment of administrative officials serving in the Gestapo/Sicherheitspolizei einfacher Dienst(lower career) Volksschule 100% from State Protection Police officers (Municipal protection police officers) 80 % from State Protection Police officers with more than 8 years seníority; 20% from civil life as Polizeverwaltungslehrlinge (police administration apprentices).Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 3(1942)1, p. 3. mittlerer Dienst(middle career) Vocational school 90% from State Protection Police officers (Municipal police officers) with more than 10 years seníority; 10% from civilian life. 50% from State Protection Police officers with more than 8 years seníority; 50% from civil life. gehobener Dienst(upper career) Abitur 50% from State Protection Police officers (Municipal protection police officers) with at least 12 years seníority; 50% from civil life. 50% from State Protection Police officers with at least 12 years seníority; 50% from civil life. Promotion from Middle Career also possible. All candidates had since 1939 to successfully participate in a SS-Fuehrer selection.Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 3(1942)1, p. 1. Participation in the selection required membership in the Nazi Party.Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 3(1942)4, p. 18. höherer Dienst(higher career) University degree From civil life

Grades and pay Pay grade Annual pay Reichsmark Lower career Middle career Upper career Higher career or Police lawyers Insignia Corresponding rank A10b 1700–2400 Amtsgehilfe Botenmeister Hausmeister – – – Wachtmeister A10a 1759–2550 Betriebsassistent Oberbotenmeister – – – RevieroberwachtmeisterA9 1800–2700 Polizei-Gefängnisoberwachtmeister Vollziehungsbeamter – – – Polizei-Gefängnishauptwachtmeister Erster Polizeigefängnis-hauptwachtmeister – – – Hauptwachtmeister A8a 2100–2800 – Polizeiassistent Kanzleiassistent Regierungsassistent Verwaltungsassistent technischer Assistent – – A7a 2350–3500 Polizeigefängnis-Verwalter Polizeisekretär Kanzleisekretär Regierungssekretär technischer Sekretär – – Meister A5b 2300–4200 Polizeigefängnis-Oberverwalter Polizeiobersekretär Kanzleiobersekretär Regierungsobersekretär techn. Obersekretär Waffenmeister – – ObermeisterRevierleutnant A4c2 2800–5000 – – Polizeiinspektor Waffeninspektor Waffenrevisor – Oberleutnant A4c1 2 800–5300 – – Polizeinspektor Polizeirentmeister – A4b2 3000–5500 – – Polizeioberinspektor Polizeirechnungsrevisor – Hauptmann A4b1 4100–5800 – – Polizeioberinspektor Polizeioberrentmeister Waffenoberrevisor Oberbuchalter – A3b 4800–7 000 – – Polizeirat Polizeiamtmann (with less than 3 years in the grade) – – – Polizeirat Polizeiamtmann – Major A2d 4800–7800 – Amtsrat Polizeioberamtmann – A2c2 4800–8400 – – Regierungsassessor Hauptmann – – – Regierungsrat (with less than 3 years in the grade) – – Regierungs- und Kassenrat Regierungsrat Major A2b 7 000–9700 – – – Polizeidirektor (chief of police in cities with less than 100,000 inhabitants) Oberregierungsrat Oberstleutnant der Polizei Oberstleutnant A1b 6200–10600 – – – Polizeipräsident (chief of police in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants) Regierungsdirektor Oberst A1a 8400–12600 – – – Polizeipräsident (chief of police in cities with more than 200,000 inhabitants) Polizeivizepräsident (Berlin) Ministerialrat(Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Interior) Oberst der Polizei B8 14000 – – Polizeipräsident (chief of police in cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants) Generalmajor B7b 15000 – – – Polizeipräsident (chief of police in Hamburg) B7a 16000 – – – Polizeipräsident (chief of police in Vienna) Ministrerialdirigent(Assistant Undersecretary in the Ministry of Interior) B6 17000 – – – Polizeipräsident (chief of police in Berlin) Generalleutnant B4 19000 – – – Ministerialdirektor (Undersecretary in the Ministry of Interior) Sources:SHAEF, pp. 104–106, 116.Boberach 1997, pp. 17–45.Mollo 1971, p. 51.

Median annual wage for an industrial worker was 1,495 RM in 1939. In the same year the median salary for a privately employed white-collar worker was 2,772 RM.

Promotions New rules for promotions were issued in 1943.

Polizeiassistenten were eligible for promotion to Polizeisekretär after two years in the grade. Participation in a SS-Fuehrer course was mandatory for SS-members, but not for officials who didn't belong to the SS. Polizeisekretäre were eligible for promotion to Polizeiobersekretär after three years in the grade. Participation in a leadership course was mandatory for those not members of the SS.Befehlsblatt des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 4(1943)54, p. 347.

Polizeiinspektoren were eligible for promotion to Polizeioberinspektor after three years in the grade. Polizeioberinspektoren were eligible for promotion to Polizeirat after two years in the grade. Regierungsamtmänner and Polizeiräte in RSHA were eligible for promotion to Amtsrat after five years in the grade. Amtsräte were eligible for promotion to Regierungsrat after five years in the grade.

References

Literature Boberach, Heinz (1997). Ämter, Abkürzungen, Aktionen des NS-Staates. München. Mollo, Andrew (1971). Uniforms of the SS - Volume 5 - Sicherheitsdienst und Sicherheitspolizei 1931–1945. London. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (1945). The German Police. London.