Category
page 1Riot police
riot police
police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots
Bereitschaftspolizei
thumb|350px|Bereitschaftspolizei officers during a demonstration
thumb| A Wasserwerfer 10000 ([[Water cannon) of the Hamburg Bereitschaftspolizei.]]
thumb|Officers of the Bereitschaftspolizei during Protests in Hamburg
thumb|Personnel carriers commonly used by Bereitschaftspolizei-units
The Bereitschaftspolizei (literally 'Readiness Police'/On-Call Police (Reserve); effectively riot police), abbreviated BePo, are the support and rapid reaction units of Germany's police forces. They are composed of detachments from the Federal Police and the State Police forces of Germany.