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Customs Border Guards
Zollgrenzschutz
On the far left, an Oberzollrat of the Zollgrenzschutz
Agency overview
Formed
1918
Dissolved
8 May 1945
Type
Paramilitary border guards
Jurisdiction
Germany
Agency executive
Minister of the Reich Finance Administration
General Inspector of the Customs Border Guards
Parent agency
Reich Financial Administration [de]
Zollgrenzschutz (ZGS) (lit.'Customs Border Guards') was an organization under the German Finance Ministry from 1937 to 1945. It was charged with guarding Germany's borders, acting as a combination Border Patrol and Customs & Immigration service.
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