Transportpolizei [SEP] dissolved or abolished
in 1990 the "Transportpolizei" was dissolved, with some 1200 of its personnel transferring to the (West) German "Bahnpolizei". On April 1, 1992 the "Bahnpolizei" was taken over by the German Federal Border Guard (now called the German Federal Police).
Notes.
- Wolfgang Mittmann (1998); Die Transportpolizei (1945–1990), Berlín: Links, Forschungen zur DDR-Gesellschaft.
See also.
- Eastern Bloc politics
External links.
- Transportpolizei Lexicon
- Die
West Berlin). In the 'interzone courses' (later called 'transit courses') there was always an escort party of the "Transportpolizei" present. The service training school of the "Transportpolizei" was in Halle.
From January 1953 until February 1957 the "Transportpolizei" was part of the Ministry for State Security, in turn part of the Office of the Secretary of State. Starting from March 1957 it was transferred to the "Volkspolizei", whose supervising inspector was Otto Auerswald.
After German reunification