uniform identification 1940

Can somebody help me to identify this uniform?
The dedication to a friend on the back has the date of June 22nd,1940.
Thanks

It seems to be a Private 1st class (“Fruntas”) or Sergeant of the Regiment of Foot Gendarmes (“Regimentul de Jandarmi Pedestri”), wearing the walking-out uniform, with open collar tunic. However it’s strange to see a single rank lace (“Fruntas” or “Sergent”) only on the right shoulder board and the absence of collar patches.

Thanks for your reply, Kepi.

I´ve got a lot of questions:

1. "Fruntas" and "Sergeant" are two steps away. Why both?
As far as I can reconstruct the age he must have been 3 years in the army then. (The photo is dedicated to his "soldier - comarade" and the "comarade" was 23 at that time. So what are you in the army after three years?

2. What was the “Regimentul de Jandarmi Pedestri”, Was it part of the infantry? What was its special function?

3. When did you wear the walking-out uniform? On special events? Festivities? Could a soldier at that time not go in normal clothes to "Walk-out"?

4. Could you think of any explanation for that?

5. In WW2, where were some of these units stationed?

Regards

It was part of the Gendarmerie, the militarised police body.

Both the Private 1st class (“Fruntas”) and Sergeant (“Sergent”) rank insignia consists in one transversal lace bar, made in yellow cotton for the “Fruntas” and in gold lace for the “Sergent”.

I don’t know why the Gendarme has the rank insignia only on the right shoulder. Usually military ranks were carried on both shoulder boards.

During the 1930s in some units enlisted men had two uniforms (or even three for the Guard regiments): the filed uniform worn on every day duties, training and campaign and the walking out uniform, worn when the soldier went outside barracks and for special events. Guard units also had a ceremonial uniform (in the traditional colour of the unit).
But in most units enlisted men had only the field uniform.

The Foot Gendarmes Regiment (“Regimentul de Jandarmi Pedestri”) was set up at the end of 1920s and all the time it has garrison in Bucharest.

Here is some information I have found on the net about the Pedestrian Gendarmerie Regiment.

Badge of the Pedestrian Gendarmerie Regiment

Originally posted in Regimental badges of the Romanian army

Does it appear on the uniforms of the officers in the photos from your relative?

This appears to be a Dutch-style helmet, but the badge is unknown to me.
Could it be actually issued to the Dutch Army? [From eBay]

Gen. Dénes

The badge has the arms of The Netherlands. See here for example.

It's from the Dutch army but probably from a guard regiment.

The dutch made helmets 1916-1945
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gastein/dutch_m16_m38.htm