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This Dutch helmet is in good condition and was worn by the Schalkhaar Police during World War II.The black helmet features the helmet plate with lion on the front and two helmet plates on each side, one of which is a prince's flag and the other a grenade.A rare helmet for the Dutch collaboration or police collection!Schalkhaar politieThe Schalkhaar Police refers to a special police training program established during World War II by the German occupiers in the village of Schalkhaar, near Deventer. In 1941, the Police Training Battalion (P.O.B.) was set up in the Westenberg Barracks, where Dutch police officers were trained under SS supervision. The focus was heavily placed on physical training, discipline, and Nazi ideological indoctrination, rather than on standard police duties.The trainees soon became known as 'Schalkhaarders,' a term that gained a negative connotation during and after the war.Many of them participated in the deportation of Jews, repression of the resistance, and other forms of collaboration with the German occupiers.The name 'Schalkhaar Police' remains a symbol of collaboration within the Dutch police during the occupation—a painful but important chapter in Dutch history.Article number: 15604

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