Wehrmachtstreifendienst
Wehrmachtstreifendienst (Army's Patrol Service) consisted of two elements which were part of the Feldgendarmerie assigned to security duty in railway stations throughout Germany and German-occupied territories during World War II. Their purpose was to maintain order and discipline in stations, ensuring swift movement of troops and hardware, advise and direct soldiers moving through these stations, and to check travel papers, looking for deserters as well as escaped prisoners of war. They were a crucial part of the German military in a period where trains were the fastest way of transporting men and military hardware, and when train stations were a major target of Allied attacks.