Bundesgrenzschutz (Germany)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bundesgrenzschutz_(Germany)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal police force
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BGS
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:dissolved 1 July 2005
gptkbp:established 16 March 1951
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bonn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bundesgrenzschutz (Germany)
gptkbp:legalBasis Bundesgrenzschutzgesetz (Federal Border Guard Law)
gptkbp:motto Sicherheit für Deutschland
gptkbp:notableCommander Konrad Freiberg
Udo Burkholder
gptkbp:notableEvent Munich Olympics 1972 (GSG 9 formation after)
gptkbp:notableOperation Lufthansa Flight 181 rescue (1977)
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:GSG_9
BGS Bereitschaftspolizei (riot police)
BGS Fliegergruppe (air unit)
BGS See (maritime unit)
gptkbp:operationalPeriod 1951–2005
gptkbp:original_personnel former police officers
former Wehrmacht soldiers
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Germany)
gptkbp:primaryUse border protection
federal police duties
gptkbp:reorganizedAs gptkb:Bundespolizei
gptkbp:responsibility counter-terrorism
aviation security
border security
protection of federal buildings
railway policing
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bundespolizei
gptkbp:type gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:uniform green
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Border_Protection_Troops
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6