Re: Need more help with German

[Arclight <arclight@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 14:47 22.03.2002 +0100, Frank Meier wrote:

<snip "who guards the Bundeskanzler">

>Not that I'm aware of. Normally the protection at public events is taken
>over by the police and the Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS; Federal Border Guard).
>Maybe there is a special BGS unit in charge of personel protection, but
>I've never heard of something like that.

There are special units for guarding all government buildings, the only 
exception is the ministry of defense, which is guarded by MP (called 
"Feldjaeger"). The minister of defense is also guarded by a special 
feldjaeger bodyguard unit. All other ministers are guarded by 
"Personenschutz" (which is german for bodyguard) units from the BGS.

>Normal protection during other times (e.g. private home of politicians) is
>simply done by the police.

AFAIK there's at least a mix between BGS and local police units.


Arclight
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