Deutsche Grenzpolizei
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The Deutsche Grenzpolizei was the border police force of the early German Democratic Republic responsible for securing and controlling its frontiers before later East German border guard organizations were established.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deutsche Grenzpolizei canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border police force
ⓘ
law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
centralized command structure
ⓘ
focus on preventing emigration ⓘ integration into the GDR security apparatus ⓘ militarized policing at the border ⓘ politically controlled by the socialist state ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
checking identity documents at border crossings
ⓘ
control of rail and road border traffic ⓘ cooperation with other GDR security organs ⓘ enforcement of GDR border regulations ⓘ monitoring of border zones ⓘ protection of strategic border installations ⓘ surveillance of waterways at the state border ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | border regulations of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
border control
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border security ⓘ control of cross-border traffic ⓘ prevention of illegal border crossings ⓘ surveillance of state frontiers ⓘ |
| hasOpposedActivity |
flight from the republic
ⓘ
smuggling across the border ⓘ unauthorized border crossings ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfPersonnel |
armed personnel
ⓘ
specialized border control units ⓘ uniformed officers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| ideologyContext | socialist state security policy of the GDR ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
Cold War in Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ German border regime ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOnBorderWith |
Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ West Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ministry of the Interior of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Grenztruppen der DDR
ⓘ
other later East German border guard organizations ⓘ |
| shortName | DGP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | German ⓘ |
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