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1 Organization  





2 BFE+  





3 Duties  





4 Equipment  



4.1  Special equipment  





4.2  Weapons  





4.3  Uniforms  







5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Evidence and arrest units (German: Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheiten lit. Units for arrests and securing evidence, abbreviated BFEorBFHu) are special units of the German state police forces Landespolizei and the German Federal Police.[1]

A BFE unit of the German Federal Police demonstrates an arrest during a police show in Hannover.

These units were established in 1987 after the deaths of two police officers during the demonstrations against the expansion of Frankfurt Airport.[2]

Organization

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BFE units are generally part of the Bereitschaftspolizei police support groups and their structure may vary between the different state police forces. A sample structure may look like this:

BFE+

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As a consequence from the terrorist attacks in Paris 2015, each of the five BFE units of the Federal Police was tasked with enhancing one of its squads to a BFE+ unit. The purpose of the BFE+ units is to close the gap between the regular BFE units and the GSG 9, thus reducing the response time and workload for the GSG 9 or the SEK units.

BFE+ personnel are trained in a 12-week course by the GSG 9 in special tactics and skills which may be required to deal with threats similar to the Charlie Hebdo attack or the November 2015 Paris attacks.[3]

Notable operations of BFE+ include high risk arrests in the course of investigations against a Syrian human trafficking network[4] or riot control during the 2017 G20 Hamburg summit.[5]

Duties

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Equipment

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The BFE have favoured the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Mercedes-Benz Vito.
Uniform of member of an arrest unit of the Bavarian Police.

Due to their duties in dangerous environments, the BFE units are often equipped with special equipment which may include:

Special equipment

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Weapons

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Uniforms

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The arrest units (German: Unterstützungskommandos, abbreviated USK) of the Police of the State of Bavaria wear special uniforms to distinguish themselves from the regular police units. The arrest units wear black uniforms with specialized assignment patches while regular units wear dark blue uniforms.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheit". www.polizei.mvnet.de. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018.
  • ^ "BFHu der BPol". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  • ^ "Die neue robuste Einheit der Bundespolizie". Bundespolizei Kompakt (in German). No. 2. 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  • ^ "Bundespolizei - Aktuelles - Haftbefehl wegen Schleusung mit Todesfolge vollstreckt. GSG 9 und neue Einheit BFE+ im Einsatz". www.bundespolizei.de.
  • ^ "BPOL-H G20: Abschlussbilanz der Bundespolizeidirektion Hannover - BAO Hanseat nach dem G20-Gipfel 2017 - | Pressemitteilung Bundespolizeidirektion Hannover - Einsatz G20 in Hamburg". Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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