Federal Police (Germany)

|| transport helicopter || SA 330 || 22 || will partly be replaced by Eurocopter Cougar
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Eurocopter EC-120 || || rescue helicopter || Bo 105CBS || 14 || will now be replaced by Eurocopter EC-135T2i
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Eurocopter Cougar || || transport helicopter || EC 155 B || 15 || [ [http://www.eads.com/1024/en/pressdb/archiv/2002/2002/en_20020214_ecbgs_e.html EADS N.V. - German Federal Border Guard Becomes World's Largest Operator Of EC 135 and EC 155] ]

Criticism

German human rights organizations such as "Pro Asyl" have repeatedly criticized the "Bundespolizei" for its alleged heavy-handed approach in the deportation of asylum seekers which, in the case of Sudanese refugee Amir Ageeb, resulted in his death onboard a Lufthansa aircraft. For more information see Human rights in Germany.

ee also

"Landespolizei" - German State Police

"Volkspolizei"- Former East German Police

References

External links

* [http://www.bundespolizei.de/cln_029/DE/Home/home__node.html__nnn=true Bundespolizei home page (in German)]
*Historic Uniforms of the BGS, [http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/en_00158.php first camouflage] , [http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/en_00159.php second camouflage] und [http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/en_00077.php third camouflage] pattern
* [http://www.bundespolizei.de/DE/Home/06__Presse/Infobroschuere__down,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Infobroschuere_down.pdf Information brochure about the "Bundespolizei" (in German and English) last updated August 2005]
* [http://www.bgs-erinnerung.de/ (in German) - You can see the old Bundesgrenzschutz in historic pictures and films and you can listen songs of the Bundesgrenzschutz]