▁regional ▁authority ▁of ▁state ▁police , ▁either ▁territorial ▁( en comp ass ing ▁roughly ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁District s ▁of ▁Germany ▁districts ) ▁or ▁by ▁branches ▁( tra ffic , ▁crime ), ▁grade ▁A 1 5 , ▁three ▁gold ▁stars . ▁ ▁Police ▁chief ▁super int endent ▁( Pol ize io ber rat , ▁compar able ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁lieutenant ▁colon el , ▁junior ▁level , ▁ST AN AG ▁ 2 1 1 6 ▁OF - 4 b ), ▁grade ▁A 1 4 , ▁two ▁gold ▁stars ▁ ▁Police ▁super int endent ▁( Pol ize irat , ▁compar able ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁major , ▁ST AN AG ▁ 2 1 1 6 ▁OF - 3 ), ▁commands ▁a ▁local ▁police ▁division ▁( Pol ize i ins pe ktion ) ▁or ▁special ▁branch , ▁grade ▁A 1 3 , ▁one ▁gold ▁star ▁ ▁Senior ▁R anks ▁Compar able ▁to ▁military ▁officers , ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁above . ▁The ▁ranks ▁are ▁obtained ▁after ▁receiving ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁level ▁degree ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁college ▁of ▁public ▁administration . ▁In ▁several ▁states ▁of ▁Germany ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁lowest ▁e ch el on ▁for ▁service ▁entry , ▁the ▁medium ▁service ▁e ch el on ▁is ▁being ▁abol ished . ▁▁ ▁Police ▁senior ▁chief ▁inspect or ▁( Er ster ▁Pol ize ih aupt k omm iss ar , ▁compar able ▁to ▁an ▁army ▁senior ▁captain , ▁OF - 2 a ), ▁may ▁serve ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁coun c ill or , ▁grade ▁A 1 3 , ▁four