Federal Border Guard
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The Federal Border Guard was the former name of Germany’s federal police force responsible for border security and certain national security tasks before being restructured and renamed the Federal Police.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Border Guard canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border guard
ⓘ
federal law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
NATO and allied border authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
customs authorities of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ state police forces of Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfRenaming | 1 July 2005 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2005 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
German Customs Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state (Länder) police forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf | federal police officers ⓘ |
| GSG 9Role | counter-terrorism ⓘ |
| hadSpecialUnit | GSG 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BGS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDutyStation |
German airports
ⓘ
German federal railway network ⓘ German land borders ⓘ German seaports ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Bonn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Berlin ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War era security force
ⓘ
founded in early years of Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 1951 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal government of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Federal Border Guard Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandateChange | expanded from border guard to broader federal police tasks ⓘ |
| notableEvent | reform and demilitarization over time ⓘ |
| officialName | Bundesgrenzschutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Ministry of the Interior of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalChange | shift from paramilitary structure to civilian police structure ⓘ |
| partOf | German federal security architecture ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
aviation security
ⓘ
border security ⓘ protection of federal buildings ⓘ railway policing ⓘ support to other security agencies in national emergencies ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Bundespolizei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Federal Police of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
border checks at external Schengen borders of Germany (before Schengen implementation and reforms)
ⓘ
protection of certain federal constitutional organs ⓘ |
| shortName | BGS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Federal Police of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedName | Federal Border Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLawEnforcement | uniformed police ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
armored vehicles (in earlier decades)
ⓘ
light infantry weapons ⓘ |
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