Public Security (Czechoslovakia)

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Public Security Veřejná bezpečnost VB Verejná bezpečnosť
Abbreviation	VB
Agency overview
Formed	1945
Dissolved	15 June 1991
Superseding agency	Police of the Czech Republic Slovak Police Force
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Operations jurisdiction	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Prague
Parent agency	Sbor národní bezpečnosti Ministry of the Interior
Child agency	Pomocná stráž VB

Public Security (Czech: Veřejná bezpečnost [VB],^[1] Slovak: Verejná bezpečnosť [VB]^[2]) was the regular police force of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (ČSSR), created in 1945 as a branch of the National Security Corps (Sbor národní bezpečnosti), which also included State Security (Státní bezpečnost).