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| Deutsche Volkspolizei German People's Police | |
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 Badge of the Volkspolizei | |
_Banner.svg) Banner of the Volkspolizei | |
| Motto | Für den Schutz der Arbeiter-und-Bauern-Macht |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 31 October, 1945 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Superseding agency | Bundespolizei/ Landespolizei Saxony, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt , Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Berlin |
| Employees | 257,500
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | German Democratic Republic |
| Operations jurisdiction | German Democratic Republic |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | East Berlin |
| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
| Facilities | |
| Cars | Trabant[1] Moskvitch 408 Wartburg 353 Lada Gaz-24 Gaz-21 ZAZ |
The Deutsche Volkspolizei (DVP, German for "German People's Police"), commonly known as the Volkspolizei or VoPo, was the national uniformed police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1945 to 1990. The Volkspolizei was a highly-centralized agency responsible for most civilian law enforcement in East Germany, maintaining 257,500 personnel at its peak. It worked closely along with the Stasi to maintain public order and identify threats to the regime.