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== History ==

The implementation of the cumpulsory border guard service has to be seen in a historical context. Until the 1980s the BGS was organized as a [[paramilitary | paramilitary]] force for national deployment, both at the [[Inner German border | inner-German border]] or in case of [[Civil disorder | civil unrestdisorder]], because this was prohibited for the ''Bundeswehr'' in principle. The BGS was featured with heavy military equipment and the officers were officially [[combatant | combatants]] until 1994. After emergencythe laws"[[German Emergency Acts]]" (German: ''Notstandsgesetze'') have been enacted in 1968, the tasks of the BGS changed. The military task was reduced, because in a state[[State of emergencyDefence (Germany) | State of Defence]] (German: ''Verteidigungsfall'' or ''V-Fall'') the ''Bundeswehr'' issince nowthen is entitled under restrictive circumstances to be deployed in interior events. Nevertheless, the BGS was equipped with light and medium infantry weapons until the mid-eighties and still maintains [[Armoured personnel carrier | armoured personnel carriers]] like ''[[TM-170 | Sonderwagen 4]]'' or ''[[Mowag Eagle]]''.

== Draft of Border Guards ==

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== See also==

* [[Border guard | Border guards]]

[[Law enforcement in Germany]]<references />

* [[Border guards of the inner German border]]

* [[Law enforcement in Germany]]<references />

== References ==

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[[Category:German federal agencies]]

[[Category:1972 establishments in Germany]]