The Diensteinheit IX (DIX) (English: Service Unit 9) was the tier one police tactical unit of the Volkspolizei that specialized in capture high-value target...
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Germany: HK53 variant. East Germany: HK33SG/1 variant was used by Diensteinheit IX counter-terrorism unit. West Germany: HK33 variant was used extensively...
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rechambered between 9×19mm, .45 ACP, and .40 S&W. East Germany: Used by Diensteinheit IX. An Australian Air Traffic Control Detachment range officer fires an...
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needed] East Germany – The SSG 82 was used by the Department XXII and Diensteinheit IX of the Ministry of State Security, the Stasi anti-terrorist service...
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West and East Germany were unified in 1990, some ex-officers of the Diensteinheit IX in the Volkspolizei were merged into the SEKs after thorough political...
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Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll – Special Support Team for Customs Diensteinheit IX – East Germany's equivalent unit GIGN - French equivalent EKO Cobra...
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SS-Jagdverband Südost SS-Jagdverband Südwest German Democratic Republic Diensteinheit IX Fallschirmjägerbataillon 40 "Willi Sänger" Luftsturmregiment 40 "Willi...
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alongside IMES, for covertly acquiring gear needed for operators of Diensteinheit IX. Historical Dictionary of German Intelligence Ghost Strasse: Germany's...
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Volkspolizei-Bereitschaft, in particular the counter-terrorist unit Diensteinheit IX. Now units and facilities of the police of the state of Brandenburg...
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