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34-671: Wiking Youth emerged in 1952 from a merger of several German right-wing extremist youth groups. In 1994 it was banned by the Federal Ministry of the Interior . At that time it had 400 to 500 members and was considered the largest Neo-Nazi youth organization in Germany. The Sozialistische Reichspartei (SRP) was outlawed in 1952, together with its youth organization " Reichsjugend  [ de ] ". The Neo-Nazis went underground in numerous fragmented follow-up organizations, and

68-660: A dynastic tendency, being headed in turn by Raoul Nahrath, then his son Wolfgang, and then his son Wolfram. Until 1991, Stolberg (Rhineland) was the headquarters of the WJ. From 1991 to 1994, it was in Berlin . There was a direct connection to the NPD . At times the Wiking Youth and the NPD youth organization has a registered under the address of the former WJ chairman Wolfgang Nahraths. When

102-466: A nationalistic way. It regularly organized camps and marches, which also intend as a paramilitary training. According to the WJ, a total of 15,000 children and young people are said to have completed their school. Well known members: This article about a political organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a youth organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Federal Ministry of

136-525: A state (Land) government. The BPOL maintains these reserve forces to deal with major demonstrations, disturbances or emergencies, supplementing the capabilities of the State Operational Support Units . Several highly trained detachments are available for crisis situations requiring armored cars , water cannon or other special equipment. BPOL investigators conduct criminal investigations only within its jurisdiction; otherwise

170-617: Is Nancy Faeser . It is comparable to the UK Home Office or a combination of the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Justice , because both manage several law enforcement agencies. The BMI is tasked with the internal security of Germany. To fulfill this responsibility it maintains, among other agencies, the two biggest federal law enforcement agencies in Germany, the Federal Police (including

204-613: Is host to the Standing Committee of Interior Ministers and also drafts all passport, identity card, firearms, and explosives legislation. The ministry also houses the Joint Anti-Terrorism Center formed in 2004 which is an information-sharing and analytical forum for all German police and intelligence agencies involved in the fight against terrorism. The minister is supported by two parliamentary state secretaries and five state secretaries who manage

238-403: Is primarily responsible for border protection and railroad and aviation/air security. In addition, the agency is responsible, among other tasks, for the protection of federal constitutional bodies. It provides the federal alert police and GSG 9 special police unit, which can also be used to support the federated states of Germany. Ordinary police forces, meanwhile, are under the administration of

272-531: The BMW 5 Series sedans and station wagons , Volkswagen Passat , Volkswagen Golf , and Volkswagen Transporter vans. However, due to the European Union's rules on contract bidding they have less freedom to choose specific manufacturers. Today, German police forces generally lease patrol cars from a manufacturer, usually for a period of three years. Bundespolizei vehicles have number plates that are based on

306-585: The Bundespolizeireviere or precincts located in places that require a 24-hour presence by BPOL officers. A special Direktion is responsible for Frankfurt International Airport . The central school for advanced and vocational training is in Lübeck and controls the six basic training schools in Swisttal , Neustrelitz , Oerlenbach , Walsrode , Eschwege and Bamberg . It is also in charge of

340-983: The GSG 9 ) and the Federal Criminal Police Office . It is also responsible for the federal domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution . The Reichsamt des Innern (Imperial Office of the Interior) was the Ministry of the Interior of the German Empire . On the proposal of the Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck it was created on 24 December 1879 by an Imperial decree from

374-744: The Reich Chancellery . Like the other Imperial Offices it was directly under the control of the Reichskanzler. The seat of the office was in Berlin and it was managed by a Secretary of State , who from 1881 until 1916 also simultaneously held the office of Vice-Chancellor . The gazette for the publication of official notices was run by the Office from 1880. Entitled the Zentralblatt für das Deutsche Reich (ZBl), it had been published by

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408-716: The Reichsministerialblatt (RMBl). On 1 November 1934 it was united with the Prussian Ministry of the Interior as the Reichs- und Preußischen Ministerium des Innern (Imperial and Prussian Ministry of the Interior). In 1949, the Imperial Ministry of the Interior (effectively defunct since the end of the war in Europe in 1945) was succeeded by the present Federal Ministry, though it served as

442-491: The Schengen Agreement , due to the 2015 European migrant crisis overwhelming Germany's available resources, law enforcement and otherwise. The nominally temporary border controls were initially put in place just on the border with Austria, but by the following day (Monday 14 September 2015) they were being put in place at all borders with fellow EU members. The same day, Austria and other EU members who were part of

476-664: The Schengen Area began to put in place their own border controls (again meant to be temporary) in response to Germany's actions. The new German border controls are to be primarily enforced both by the various Landespolizei of those German states that adjoin external borders, and in particular by the Bundespolizei . The BPOL national headquarters (BPOL- Präsidium ) in Potsdam performs all central control functions. Eight regional headquarters (BPOL- Direktion ) control

510-531: The environment ministry from 2013 to 2018. The ministry, headed by the former Bavarian minister-president Horst Seehofer , was then renamed to "Interior, Building and Homeland". The renaming was controversial as some interpreted the term Heimat as old-fashioned or even nationalistic. The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for internal security and the protection of the constitutional order, for civil protection against disasters and terrorism, for displaced persons, administrative questions, and sports. It

544-646: The BP XX-YYY system. BP stands for Bundespolizei. Older vehicles may still have the BGS "BG" plates. XX is a number from 10 to 55 indicating the type of vehicle: YYY is a combination of up to three numbers. This is some of the weaponry utilized by the Federal Police: The Federal Police now has been reduced to three flight amenities pattern of 94 helicopters. This is the largest civilian helicopter fleet in Germany. In May 2024, it

578-484: The BPOL stations that conduct rail police and border protection missions. These areas of responsibility conform to the federal state boundaries which they did not do prior to 1 March 2008. The regional headquarters are as follows: These regional headquarters each have an investigation department and a mobile inspection and observation unit. Moreover, they control the 67 BPOL stations (BPOL- Inspektion ) which in turn control

612-1097: The Federal Police Sport School in Bad Endorf and a competitive sport project in Kienbaum near Berlin. The sport school specialises in winter sport events and has trained many of Germany's top skiers and skaters such as Claudia Pechstein . The Zentrale Direktion Bundesbereitschaftspolizei controls the mobile support and rapid reaction battalions located in Bayreuth , Deggendorf , Blumberg (near Berlin), Hünfeld , Uelzen , Duderstadt , Sankt Augustin , Bad Bergzabern , Bad Düben and Ratzeburg . The number of Bereitschaftspolizei companies increased in March 2008 from 28 to 29 comprising approx. 25 percent of Germany's police support units. The Bundespolizei as at 1 September 2020 consists of 51,315 personnel: The following special units also exist: In 1951

646-532: The Interior (Germany) The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community ( German : Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat , German pronunciation: [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm dɛs ˈɪnəʁn ʊnt fyːɐ̯ ˈhaɪ̯maːt] , abbreviated BMI , is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany . Its main office is in Berlin , with a secondary seat in Bonn . The current minister

680-677: The Interior Ministry for West Germany only until German reunification in 1990. From 1949 to 1970, 54% of the ministry's department leaders were former Nazi Party members, their share peaking at 66% in 1961. Under the Fourth Merkel cabinet , which took office in February 2018, the Ministry of the Interior was merged with the building department, which had been included in the ministry of transport from 1998 to 2013, and

714-867: The Reich Chancellery from 1873 until 1879. With the Law on the Provisional Imperial Government of 11 February 1919, the Imperial Office became the Reichsministerium des Innern (RMI) (Ministry of the Interior) which remained the German Ministry of the Interior during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany . From 1923 until 1945, the ministry published the government gazette, which was entitled

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748-622: The WJ was banned in 1994, the JN served as a catch basin for numerous former WJ members. The Wiking-Jugend was outlawed as unconstitutional on 10 November 1994 by the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of the Interior. The successor organization was the Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend (Homeland-loyal German Youth) (HDJ), which follows the WJ tradition. It was also banned in March 2009. The structure of

782-566: The WJ was strongly based on the National Socialist Hitler Youth: subunits were "Gaue" and "Forste", the children and teens were organized separately according to gender into boys' and girls' groups. The minimum age for membership was six years. There was no upper age limit; membership was for life. The WJ pursued the intention of training its members in National Socialist idology and socializing them in

816-641: The West German government established the Federal Border Protection ( Bundesgrenzschutz or BGS) composed of 10,000 men under the Federal Interior Ministry's jurisdiction. The force replaced allied military organisations such as the U.S. Constabulary then patrolling West Germany's borders. The BGS was described as a mobile, lightly armed police force for border and internal security despite fears that it would be

850-649: The border or in physical security. Most working dogs live with the families of their handlers. Basic and advanced training is performed under the supervision of the Federal Police Academy at the Federal Police canine schools in Bleckede (Lower Saxony) and Neuendettelsau (Bavaria) where dogs and handlers go through patrol dog and explosive detection courses. Until 2003, the federal police units had rank insignia almost identical to those used by

884-547: The cases are referred to the appropriate state police force or to the federal criminal investigative agency, the Federal Criminal Police ( Bundeskriminalamt , BKA). In addition, the Bundespolizei cooperates closely with German state executive authorities, such as prosecutor's offices ( Staatsanwaltschaft ) in pursuing criminal investigations. On the night of 13 September 2015 Germany unilaterally reintroduced border controls , under emergency provisions of

918-539: The conscription for the Bundeswehr . In 1976, the state police grades replaced the military rank structure and BGS training was modified to closely match that of the state police forces ( Landespolizei ). The West German Railway Police ( Bahnpolizei ), formerly an independent force, and the East German Transportpolizei were restructured under the BGS in 1990. In July 2005, the BGS

952-568: The former Reichsjugend, the Vaterländischer Jungenbund  [ de ] and the Deutsche Unitarier-Jugend  [ de ] eventually coalesced again in the form of the "Wiking-Jugend". The group was active in the pan-European nationalist New European Order , although they quit in 1955 over the issue of South Tyrol . The organization was founded by Walter Matthaei, and thereafter took on

986-534: The former West German Railway Police ( Bahnpolizei ) (in 1992), formerly an independent force, and the East German Transportpolizei (in 1990). Prior to 1994, BGS members also had military combatant status due to their historical foundation and border patrol role in West Germany. In July 2005 the law renaming the BGS as the BPOL was enacted. The BPOL has the following missions: The Bundespolizei can also be used to reinforce state police if requested by

1020-577: The individual German states ( Bundesländer ) and are known as the Landespolizei . In addition to the Federal Police, the Federal Criminal Police Office and the German Parliament Police exist as further police authorities at the federal level. The Bundespolizei was named Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS) ("Federal Border Protection") until 2005, which at its foundation in 1951 had a more restricted role. The then BGS incorporated

1054-542: The ministry's various departments. state secretaries #1 and #2 state secretary #3 state secretary #4 state secretary #5 Federal Police (Germany) The Federal Police ( Bundespolizei or BPOL ) is the national and principal federal law enforcement agency of the German Federal Government , being subordinate to the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community ( Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat (BMI) ). The Federal Police

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1088-569: The nucleus of a new German army. When West Germany did establish an army, the Bundeswehr , BGS personnel were given the choice of staying in the BGS or joining the army. Most decided to join the army. In 1953, the BGS took control of the German Passport Control Service. In 1972 the Compulsory border Protection Service was enacted by the parliament, which – in theory – is still in force, but suspended, similar to

1122-610: Was announced that Airbus Helicopters will supply 38 new H225 Super Pumas to replace the 19 AS 332 and 19 EC 155 helicopters from 2025 onwards. BPOL provides the federal police element of German Federal Coast Guard . DBGX DBGY DBGZ DBBM DBBO DBBP DBIF Approximately 500 working dogs are used in the Federal Police at present. Most of the dogs are German shepherds . Other dog breeds are also used such as malinois , Dutch shepherd , German wirehaired pointer , giant schnauzer , and rottweiler . They accompany their handlers on daily missions in railway facilities, at airports, at

1156-470: Was renamed the Bundespolizei or BPOL (Federal Police) to reflect its transition to a multi-faceted federal police agency. The change also involved a shift to blue uniforms and livery for vehicles and helicopters. The German Interior Ministry reviewed the structure of the BPOL in 2007 and in March 2008 made the structure leaner to get more officers out of offices and onto patrol. The Bundespolizei typically favour vehicles made by German manufacturers such as

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