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Brunswick star, an eight- or sixteen-pointed star surrounding the British Royal Cypher, used on police badges; Hex sign, a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art; Mullet (heraldry), unconventional shapes of stars on coats-of-arms; Nautical star, a popular tattoo design; Red star, a political symbol of communism and socialism
Standardized law enforcement awards began to appear once police departments began issuing more codified and structured uniform regulations. [1] Originally, law enforcement awards were rarely awarded, and then only for acts of heroism or bravery. The oldest police awards thus have such names as "Medal of Valor" and "Medal of Honor".
The Police Combat Cross (solid green bar) is awarded for: Members who have successfully and intelligently performed an act of extraordinary heroism, while engaged in personal combat with an armed adversary under circumstances of imminent personal hazard to life. A second award is denoted by a gold leaf.
Uninverted red triangle – an enemy POW (Sonderhäftling, meaning special detainee), a spy or traitor (Aktionshäftling, meaning activities detainee), or a military deserter or criminal (Wehrmachtsangehöriger, meaning Armed Forces member). Some period examples of the single triangle design at Nazi camps
Code 3: Respond to the call using lights and sirens. Code 2: Respond to the call with no lights or sirens. The term "Code 4" is also occasionally considered a response code, though it generally only means "call has been handled or resolved, no further units respond". Certain agencies may add or remove certain codes.
The collar patch and shoulderboards were backed, and the sleeve eagle (below the rank of Leutnant) embroidered, in truppenfarbe, a colour-code which indicated the branch of police: green for Schutzpolizei (protection police) and police general officers, wine-red for Gemeindepolizei (municipal protection police), orange for rural Gendarmerie ...
The rogatywka usually comes in two variants: the hardened and soft version. The hardened model, based on the rogatywka Mk. 1935, olive green with black peak, is used in full gala uniforms, and the rim colour marks unit type (for example, navy blue – typical, scarlet – military police, green – artillery, and so on).
[2] [3] A plainclothes police officer will wear a headband, wristband or other piece of clothing in the color of the day, [3] and officers will be told of this color at the police station before they start work. [1] [4] The system is for officer safety and first started during the violence of the 1970s and 1980s in New York City. [3]