Bereitschaftspolizei
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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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.
==Federal Republic== The Federal Ministry of the Interior maintains an office of the Bereitschaftspolizei in Berlin which monitors and coordinates the deployment of all Bereitschaftspolizei units in Germany. The ministry also provides standardized weapons, vehicles and other equipment.
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