50th Division Question

Discussion in 'Higher Formations' started by Drew5233, Jan 31, 2010.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Anyone know what FSP CMP stands for?

    It's an abbreviation of a unit in 50 Div's Orbat?

    Anything to do with Signals by chance?

    Cheers
    A
     
  2. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Field Security Point?
     
  3. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    Field Security Police (FSP), part of the Corps of Military Police (CMP)

    FSP wore Green Caps
     
  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Cheers me dears
     
  5. FSO

    FSO Member

    FSP - Field Security Police - the early name for the Intelligence Corps Field Security Sections. The full role of FSS is defined in the "Manuel of Field Security-1943" but there are earlier references in FSP (Field Security Police) memorandum from the early days pre-Intelligence Corps when FS was a Corps of Military Police function - it transferred when the Int Corps was formed in July 1940, but the paperwork took some time to filer through. In basis, though when in barracks FS sections conducted physical and documentary security. When deployed they conducted black list recovery (arrest of senior enemy political, military and counter-intelligence) personnel, preliminary interrogation, captured document review and exploitation, and when in static positions the development of human intelligence sources - "agent handling". Key to FS was language skills, most FS personnel spoke perhaps 3 or more languages
     
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