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Customs
Service [Zolldienst]
The
Customs Service was formed in 1936 as a separate branch
of the government under the jurisdiction of the Reichs Minister
of Finance, and charged with securing all borders, ports
and waterways from illicit traffic. In many ways this formation
was an extension of the long arm of the Gestapo.
In order to accomplish its diversified missions, the German
Customs Service was organized into two separate groups -
Land Service and Marine Service. Custom detachments ranged
in size from small guard posts of five men to large 450-man
groups in Hamburg and Markdorf. Upon the outbreak of hostilities,
the responsibility of the Zolldienst was expanded
to include border control of escaped prisoners of war, saboteurs,
defectors, refugees, spies, etc. For more information click
here to see Ltc.(ret) Tom Johnson's 8 vol set "Collecting
the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich", or some of the
other reference books that we offer.
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Johnson Reference Books and
Militaria
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Fredericksburg, VA 22405
Phone (540) 373-9150
Fax (540) 373-0087
e-mail us at ww2daggers@aol.com
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