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GSG 9 der Bundespolizei, formerly Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (German for 'Border Protection Group 9'), is the police tactical unit of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). The unit is responsible for combatting terrorism and violent crime , including organized crime . [ 1 ]
The CTC was initiated in 1983 by the former GSG 9 commanders Ulrich Wegener and Uwe Dee in order to improve cooperation among the different units and to encourage the exchange of ideas and experience.
GSG 9 der Bundespolizei (GSG 9 or GSG 9 BPOL, formerly Grenzschutzgruppe 9 of the Bundesgrenzschutz) - Special Operations and Counter-Terrorism Tactical Intervention Unit; Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheit (BFE) - Evidence Preservation and Arrest Unit of the Federal Readiness (Riot) Police (Bundesbereitschaftspolizei) for violent crime
BFE+ units are decentralized and work as a first response force until the more specialized and centralized GSG9 arrive at the scene, and are equipped similarly to SEK units. The GSG 9 counter-terrorism group is directly subordinate to the BPOL HQ. The BPOL Information and Communications Center is now a department of the BPOL HQ in Potsdam.
The GSG 9 was not integrated into any of the existing groups. It won world attention when it rescued ninety passengers on a Lufthansa Flight 181 airliner hijacked to Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1977. BGS canteen made in 1957 BGS Cap, in use until 1976. June 1990 saw the elimination of border patrols and control of persons at the Inner-German border. [1]
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The event began in 2004 under its original name of World SWAT Challenge and was won by San Antonio, Texas. In 2005, Germany's GSG 9 won all eight events and in 2006 won four of the eight events maintaining its top SWAT World Challenge ranking. The event was renamed Original SWAT World Challenge in 2005 when the tactical footwear company ...