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German police deploy an armoured riot control vehicle at a demonstration in Hamburg. In the United Kingdom, usually when large demonstrations take place that are deemed unstable, the territorial police force responsible for the demonstration in that area will usually deploy Police Support Unit personnel who are trained in riot tactics, along ...
The state Bereitschaftspolizei units are part of the Landespolizei (state police) and are available for crowd control, (large) demonstrations, sport events and to assist the Schutzpolizei when needed. Aside from their primary functions, in some states they also train police recruits who serve about three years in combined training and service ...
The first truck-mounted water cannon was used for riot control in Germany in the beginning of the 1930s. [1] The most modern versions do not expose the operator to the riot, and are controlled remotely from within the vehicle by a joystick. The Austrian-built WaWe 10.000 by Rosenbauer used by German police can carry 10,000 litres (2,200 imp gal ...
Roundel of paramilitary riot control and regular forces for vehicles. Members of the East German Volkspolizei parading through the streets of Neustrelitz in 1955. They are armed with World War II German StG 44 rifles.
The Bundespolizei ordered over 100 Wasserwerfer 9000s over its production run, with state police forces across Germany also operating new or second-hand examples. These were typically used for riot control, however they could also be deployed in special circumstances to fight fires and to provide drinking water in droughts and disasters.
Wasserwerfer 10000 pictured on the left beside its predecessor, the Wasserwerfer 9000. The need for new water cannons for the federal and state police of Germany was first discussed at the 2005 Innenministerkonferenz; some older Wasserwerfer 9000s, previously criticised for safety concerns, [3] were due to be retired following the 2006 FIFA World Cup that would take place across Germany. [4]
The KF41, which stands for "Kettenfahrzeug," meaning "tracked vehicle" in German, is the successor of the KF31. With a more spacious interior than its predecessor, the KF41 can accommodate a crew ...
The Sonder Kfz-1 and SK-1, also known as Garant 30k SK-1, was an East German armored patrol vehicle introduced by the East German Police in 1953. It was used by the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (KVP, Riot Police) and for a short time by the National People's Army.