This corps was formed into three Feldjäger Commands (I, II and III), which reported directly to Field Marshal Keitel, and was senior to all other military police organizations.

In order to be eligible for service, soldiers had to have a minimum three years of frontline combat experience and have earned the Iron Cross 2nd class.

After the surrender of Germany, Feldjägerkommando remained armed and at the disposal of the US Army in order to maintain discipline among the German Disarmed Enemy Forces.

The only items identifying him were the gorget and the red armband worn on the lower left cuff, bearing the bold black lettering:In October 1933 Hermann Göring established a supplementary police group for use within the State of Prussia.

At this point in their history, leaders of the Nazi Party intended to use police brigades for protection as well as for gaining power over other political groups.

Much of the intent of organizing these police units was to band together groups of men who had military training and knowledge stemming from their First World War experience.