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Deutsche Volkspolizei
German People's Police
Badge of the Volkspolizei
Badge of the Volkspolizei
Banner of the Volkspolizei
Banner of the Volkspolizei
Agency overview
Formed31 October, 1945
Preceding agency
  • Ordnungspolizei
Dissolved1990
Superseding agencyBundespolizei/ Landespolizei Saxony, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt , Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Berlin
Employees257,500
  • 90,000 full-time police officers
  • 177,500 volunteers
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyGerman Democratic Republic
Operations jurisdictionGerman Democratic Republic
General nature
  • Local civilian police
Operational structure
HeadquartersEast Berlin
Parent agencyMinistry of the Interior
Facilities
CarsTrabant[1]
Moskvitch 408
Wartburg 353
Lada
Gaz-24
Gaz-21
ZAZ

The Deutsche Volkspolizei (DVP, German for "German People's Police"), commonly known as the Volkspolizei or VoPo, was the national uniformed police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1945 to 1990. The Volkspolizei was a highly-centralized agency responsible for most civilian law enforcement in East Germany, maintaining 257,500 personnel at its peak. It worked closely along with the Stasi to maintain public order and identify threats to the regime.

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SG Volkspolizei Potsdam, also known as SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Potsdam was an East German sports community based in Potsdam, Bezirk Potsdam (present day...

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civil reserve force tied to the GDR's Ministry of the Interior and the Volkspolizei, reaching 211,000 personnel at its peak in 1980. The KdA was disbanded...

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National emblem of East Germany

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The Freiwilliger Helfer der Volkspolizei (abbreviated FH) (English: "Voluntary Auxiliary of the People´s Police") was an auxiliary police service in East...

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Konrad Schumann

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Hans Kahle

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Vehicle registration plates of the German Democratic Republic

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German reunification

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Abbreviation

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communist party rule, including the following: East Germany – Stasi, Volkspolizei and KdA Soviet Union – KGB Czechoslovakia – STB and LM Bulgaria – KDS...

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