Berlin Police in the context of "Blutmai"

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⭐ Core Definition: Berlin Police

The Berlin Police (German: Polizei Berlin, lit. 'Police Berlin'; formerly Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin, lit. 'The Police President in Berlin') is the Landespolizei (lit. 'state police') force for the city-state of Berlin, Germany. Law enforcement in Germany is divided between federal and state (Land) agencies.

The Berlin Police is headed by the Polizeipräsident (lit. 'Chief of Police'), Barbara Slowik Meisel [de]. Her Polizeivizepräsident (lit. 'Vice-chief of Police' or 'deputy') is Marco Langner. They are supported in the management of the force by the Staff Office of the Police Chief, the commanders of the five Local Divisions, the Division for Central Tasks, the Criminal Investigation Department, and the Central Services Division and the Academy of Police.

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👉 Berlin Police in the context of Blutmai

Blutmai (English: Bloody May, lit. 'Blood May') was an outbreak of political violence that occurred in Berlin from 1 to 3 May 1929.

It occurred when the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) held May Day marches in defiance of a ban on public gatherings in Berlin ordered by the city's police chief Karl Zörgiebel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). The Berlin Police responded with an immediate and harsh crackdown. Often without regard to whether the persons involved were demonstrators or bystanders, they forcibly and sometimes violently dispersed the crowds that formed. As the day progressed, street battles developed between the protestors and the police, who used firearms and armoured cars. The violence lasted until the afternoon of 3 May, mostly in the working-class neighbourhoods of Wedding and Neukölln.

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Berlin Police in the context of Landespolizei

Landespolizei (German for 'state police'; German pronunciation: [ˌlandəspoliˈt͡saɪ] ) is a term used to refer to the state police of any of the states of Germany.

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Berlin Police in the context of Spezialeinsatzkommando

The Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK, "Special Task Force") are police tactical units of each of the 16 German state police forces that specialize in a quick response with SWAT unit tactics to emergencies. Along with the Mobiles Einsatzkommando (MEK), Personenschutzkommando (bodyguards), and the Verhandlungsgruppe (negotiation teams in some states), they are part of the police Spezialeinheiten (special operations units) of each state force.

Mainly unrecognized by the media and public, the main missions of SEK units include providing paramilitary operations in urban areas, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, high-risk law enforcement situations, hostage rescue crisis management, serving of high-risk arrest warrants, supporting counterterrorism activities, and raids, as well as other scenarios like providing personal security details for VIPs or witnesses. Since the 1970s, each SEK has handled several thousand deployments. The front-runner is the SEK of the Berlin Police with up to 500 deployments a year, an average of 1.4 deployments a day.

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← Landespolizei ← Spezialeinsatzkommando ← Blutmai
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Blutmai → German language → Literal translation → Landespolizei → City-state → Berlin → Law enforcement in Germany → States of Germany →