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Military Police Armbands
MP Corps has its roots traced back to 1776. MP stands for Military Police the Military Police Corps wasn’t officially adopted until September 26th, 1941.
The complexity of warfare during WWI required a corps of specially-trained soldiers to handle massive numbers of prisoners of war and control the movement of troops and supplies in the zones of operation. The Military Police Training Department was established 9 September 1918 at Caserne Changarnier in Autun, France. To aid the soldiers selected to act as Military Police (MP), a symbol of authority in the form of a brassard bearing the initials ‘MP’ was devised and issued to the troops detailed to perform the duties of the MP.
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Armband Variants:
The first variant of the MP armband was made of a single piece of blue denim with a white MP letters made of cloth. Sometimes in photos the MP letters on the blue denim are outlined instead of solid letters. This had two closed ends and was fasten with a clothing pin on the left arm just below the shoulder and above the elbow. The second variant of the armband was made of blue wool with white felt MP stitched on the front. This variant was also fasten with a clothing pin. The third variant was made similiar to the british made armbands. It was made of black wool with red felt MP letters, this variation now had metal snaps and a small pin on top to hold the armband in place.
*Cover Photo & MP Photos Courtesy of The National Archives
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