Volkspolizei
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Founded | October 31 |
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1945 | |
Predecessor | Ordnungspolizei |
Headquarters | East Berlin |
Superseding agency | Federal Police |
Jurisdiction | East Germany |
Cars | Trabant |
Moskvitch 408 | |
Wartburg 353 | |
Lada | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1421386 |
About Volkspolizei
The Deutsche Volkspolizei, commonly known as the Volkspolizei or VoPo, was the national police force of the German Democratic Republic from 1945 to 1990. The Volkspolizei was a highly-centralized agency responsible for most civilian law enforcement in East Germany, maintaining 257,500 personnel at its peak.