10 to 12: Motorcycle 15 to 19: Car 20 to 24: Four wheel drive car 25 to 29: Car 30 to 39: Medium four wheel drive vehicle 40 to 49: Trucks and buses 50 to 54: Armoured cars. 55: Trailers YYY is a combination of up to three numbers. Weaponry This is some of the weaponry utilized by the Federal Police: H&K G36 H&K MP5 H&K P30 Aircraft inventory The Federal Police now has been reduced to three flight amenities pattern of 94 helicopters. This is the largest civilian helicopter fleet in Germany. Former aircraft K-9 support Approximately 500 working dogs are used in the Federal Police at present. Most of the dogs are German shepherds. Other dog breeds are also used such as malinois, Dutch shepherd, German wirehaired pointer, giant schnauzer, and rottweiler. They accompany their handlers on daily missions in railway facilities, at airports, at the border or in physical security. Most working dogs live with the families of their handlers. Basic and advanced training is performed under the supervision of the Federal Police Academy at the Federal Police canine schools in Bleckede (Lower Saxony) and Neuendettelsau (Bavaria) where dogs and handlers go through patrol dog and explosive detection courses. Ranks Until 2003, the federal police units had rank insignia almost identical to those used by the Schutzpolizei in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany (the East German Volkspolizei had until 1990 similar rank insignia, only with a bit different number of stars for respective ranks). In 2003, the federal German police ranks and insignia were unified with those used by police units of federal lands. Junior ranks (Mittlerer Dienst) Senior ranks (Gehobener Dienst) Command ranks (Höherer Dienst) See also Law enforcement in Germany Bundeszollverwaltung – Federal Customs Services Landespolizei – German state police Volkspolizei – Former East German police References External links Bundespolizei home page (in German) Information brochure about the Bundespolizei (in German and English) last updated August 2005 (in German) - You can see the old Bundesgrenzschutz in historic pictures and films and you can listen songs of the Bundesgrenzschutz Official Telegram Bot Federal law enforcement agencies of Germany Port law enforcement agencies