Polizei is the German word for
police.
Police in Germany
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest a ...
, Austria and Switzerland consist of different agencies. It might refer to:
National agencies
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Bundespolizei (Germany), Federal Police of Germany
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Bundespolizei (Austria), Federal Police of Austria
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Bundeskriminalamt (Germany), Federal Criminal Office of Germany, comparable to the FBI
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Bundeskriminalamt (Austria), Federal Investigation Bureau of Austria
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Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag, the German Parliament Police
State agencies
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Landespolizei
''Landespolizei'' (; ) is a term used to refer to the state police of any of the states of Germany.
History
The ''Landespolizei'' of today can trace its origins to the late 19th century, when Germany united into a single country in 18 ...
, state police of Germany
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Landeskriminalamt, an independent agency in most German states that is subordinate to the state ministry of the interior
Police units
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Autobahnpolizei, highway police
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Bahnpolizei, railway police
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Bereitschaftspolizei, police support group and riot police of Germany
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Kriminalpolizei, criminal Investigation Police in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; similar to the British Criminal Investigation Department
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Schutzpolizei, a branch of the Landespolizei, the state (land) level police of the German states
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Spezialeinsatzkommando
''Spezialeinsatzkommando'' (SEK, "Special Task Force") are police tactical units of each of the 16 German State Police forces. Along with the ''Mobile Einsatzkommando'' (MEK), ''Personenschutzkommando'' (bodyguards), and the ''Verhandlungsgruppe'' ...
, specialized operation armed response units of the sixteen German state police forces
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Wasserschutzpolizei, water police that patrols the waterways, lakes and harbours of Germany
Defunct agencies
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Volkspolizei, the People's Police in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
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Transportpolizei, the transit police in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
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Polizei der Freien Stadt Danzig, state constabulary of the Free City of Danzig, including the ''Sicherheitspolizei'' (1919-1921) and the ''Schutzpolizei'' (1921-1945)
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Ordnungspolizei, regular police force of National Socialist (Nazi) Germany
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4th SS ''Polizei'' Panzergrenadier Division, SS unit formed by Ordnungspolizei members
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Sicherheitspolizei
The ''Sicherheitspolizei'' ( en, Security Police), often abbreviated as SiPo, was a term used in Germany for security police. In the Nazi era, it referred to the state political and criminal investigation security agencies. It was made up by the ...
, secret police in Germany until the outbreak of World War II
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Gestapo (Geheime Staatspolizei), secret police of the Nazi regime
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Geheime Feldpolizei, secret military police of Nazi Germany
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Preußische Geheimpolizei, the Prussian Secret Police
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