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    Bundesgrenzschutz (German: [ˌbʊndəsˈɡʁɛnt͡sʃʊt͡s] , BGS; English: Federal Border Guard) is the former name of the German Bundespolizei (Federal Police)...
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  • police authorities at the federal level. The Bundespolizei was named Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS) ("Federal Border Guard") until 2005, which at its foundation...
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  • former West Germany, it was also a rank in the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz). In the German Army, it dates from the early 19th century. Translated...
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  • Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) officer to participate in this high-level training. Wegener was the Federal Border Guard (BGS, Bundesgrenzschutz) liaison...
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  • Colonel (Oberstleutnant) Ulrich Wegener of the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz), who proposed the creation of the tactical unit. The Federal Ministry...
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    (Sonderwagen) in versions SW1 and SW2 for the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) and the Readiness (Riot) Police (Bereitschaftspolizei) of the German...
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  • not to intervene directly because neither the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) GSG 9 unit, established in 1972 after the Munich Massacre, nor the...
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    German GSG 9 (Grenzschutzgruppe 9) of the former Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) served as models for the formation and alignment of the KSK. The...
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  • vertically aligned stars above oak leaves. The Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) used the rank Oberstleutnant until 1976, after which it was replaced...
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    smoke dischargers. The FV601D was only adopted by the German Federal Bundesgrenzschutz, which designated it Geschützter Sonderwagen III. A Saladin was also...
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