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Federal Border Guard Bundesgrenzschutz
BGS Federal Eagle (Bundesadler) worn from 1976 until 2001
Abbreviation
BGS
Agency overview
Formed
March 16, 1951 (renamed to Bundespolizei on 1 July 2005)
Superseding agency
Federal Police
Employees
16,414 (1956) 38,000 (1999)
Annual budget
DM 376 million (1970) € 1.942 billion (2004)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
Germany
Operations jurisdiction
Germany
General nature
Federal law enforcement
Gendarmerie
Specialist jurisdiction
National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Parent agency
Federal Ministry of the Interior
Notables
People
Anton Grasser, for first inspector
Udo Burkholder, for last inspector
BGS Federal Eagle (Bundesadler) worn from 1952 until 1976
Bundesgrenzschutz (German:[ˌbʊndəsˈɡʁɛnt͡sʃʊt͡s]ⓘ, BGS; English: Federal Border Guard) is the former name of the German Bundespolizei (Federal Police). Established on 16 March 1951 as a subordinate agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the BGS originally was primarily focused on protecting the West German borders. During their early days, BGS units had military structures, training and equipment. The law enforcement officers legally had military combatant status until 1994. A major part of the early BGS personnel joined the newly founded German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) in 1956 and thus significantly contributed to West Germany's rearmament. The BGS was renamed to Bundespolizei on 1 July 2005. The change of name did not have any effect on the legal status or competencies of the agency, but rather reflects its transition to a multi-faceted police agency with control over border, railway and air security.
Bundesgrenzschutz (German: [ˌbʊndəsˈɡʁɛnt͡sʃʊt͡s] , BGS; English: Federal Border Guard) is the former name of the German Bundespolizei (Federal Police)...
officers. At Frankfurt Airport, Ageeb physically resisted the three Bundesgrenzschutz officers who escorted him onto Lufthansa Flight 588 travelling to...
Candidate School of the German Armed Forces. Colonel Wegener was the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Protection) liaison officer for German Interior Minister...
federal level were the paramilitary Federal Border Guard (German: Bundesgrenzschutz), also responsible for coast guard services, and the Federal Criminal...
M56 helmet was modelled on an unused 1942-1943 German design. The Bundesgrenzschutz (English: Federal Border Service), however, continued to use the original...
decision was taken to form the unit from the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz), as opposed to the military similar to equivalent forces in other...
1952 of the Federal Border Protection force of 20,000 men; – the Bundesgrenzschutz, or BGS – however, Allied troops (the British in the north, the Americans...
responsible for policing the western side of the border. These included the Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS, Federal Border Protection), the Bayerische Grenzpolizei (Bavarian...
are marked by two vertically aligned stars above oak leaves. The Bundesgrenzschutz police force used the rank Oberstleutnant until 1976, and was subsequently...
in turn was based on the Soviet PPS-43. West Germany: Sold to the Bundesgrenzschutz. Iannamico, Frank (February 2014). "The Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun"...
smoke dischargers. The FV601D was only adopted by the German Federal Bundesgrenzschutz, which designated it Geschützter Sonderwagen III. A Saladin was also...
Manurhin manufactured P38s from France due to treaty restrictions. Bundesgrenzschutz Bereitschaftspolizei Yugoslav Partisans Donald, David (1998). Bishop...
(Startbahn-West) at Frankfurt-am-Main in West Germany in 1979. The Cold War era Bundesgrenzschutz may also have had some examples in their inventory. Some police forces...
duties along united Germany's eastern frontiers were assumed by the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guard – later the Bundespolizei or Federal Police)...
forces (German: Bundeswehr), as well as for the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) in the 1970s (see Border Guard Service). With the end of the Cold...
small quantities produced for the Indonesian Army and the West German Bundesgrenzschutz. France West Germany Indonesia Mauritania: 15 Morocco: 36; 27...
organised as a police force, the Deutsche Grenzpolizei, similar to the Bundesgrenzschutz in West Germany. It was controlled by the Ministry of the Interior...
as a national defence force. The Federal Border Protection Force (Bundesgrenzschutz), a mobile, lightly armed police force of 10,000 men, was formed on...
with different versions for infantry and armored troops. In 1957 the Bundesgrenzschutz introduced the Schützenschnur. A similar decoration existed within...
dispersion during fully automatic fire. Later on in development, the Bundesgrenzschutz informed CETME that they were interested in the rifle but requested...
Bosnia and Herzegovina (WMO country code) Bulgaria (ISO country code) Bundesgrenzschutz (vehicle registration plate code), Germany Bowling Green, Kentucky...
CHF 4,100 per piece. Serial numbers starting with a D belong to the Bundesgrenzschutz issues (D 1 to D 6500). The Danish m/49 pistols have their own serial...
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Grasser joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) in 1951, retiring in 1953. In the 1950s, Grasser...
Reseda green RAL 6012 Black green Until 1994 for some units of the Bundesgrenzschutz[citation needed] RAL 6013 Reed green RAL 6014 Yellow olive Until 1984...
bear attack. In West Germany, the Karabiner 98k were issued to the Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS; English: Federal Border Guard), which was originally organized...
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