Bundesgrenzschutz
Also known as Federal Border Protection
thumb|BGS Federal Eagle (Bundesadler) worn from 1952 until 1976
Key facts
- Law enforcement agency.agencyname
- Federal Border Guard
- Law enforcement agency.nativename
- Bundesgrenzschutz
- Law enforcement agency.abbreviation
- BGS
- Law enforcement agency.patch
- File:BGSalt.jpg
- Law enforcement agency.patchcaption
- BGS Federal Eagle (Bundesadler) worn from 1976 until 2001
- Law enforcement agency.formedmonthday
- March 16
- Law enforcement agency.formedyear
- 1951 (renamed to Bundespolizei on 1 July 2005)
- Law enforcement agency.superseding
- Federal Police
- Law enforcement agency.employees
- 16,414 (1956)38,000 (1999)
- Law enforcement agency.budget
- DM 376 million (1970)€ 1.942 billion (2004)
- Law enforcement agency.federal
- yes
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Notable personnel
- Weapons and equipment
- Helicopters
- Gallery
- Vehicles
- Aircraft
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|BGS Federal Eagle (Bundesadler) worn from 1952 until 1976
' (; abbreviation: BGS', Federal Border Guard) was the federal police force of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), later renamed the '''' (Federal Police''). Established on 16 March 1951 as a subordinate agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the BGS originally focused on protecting the borders of West Germany, including its land and maritime frontiers. In its early years, BGS units had military structures, training, and equipment, and its law enforcement officers held legal military combatant status until 1994.