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Bereitschaftspolizei
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<p>The <i>Bereitschaftspolizei</i> (literally 'Readiness Police'/On-Call Police (Reserve); effectively <a href="/facts/Riot_police/VxInPn8e">riot police</a>), abbreviated BePo, are the support and rapid reaction units of <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>'s police forces. They are composed of detachments from the <a href="/facts/Federal_Police_(Germany)/XUQ4xvcS">Federal Police</a> and the <a href="/facts/Landespolizei/d3NSFA3y">State Police</a> forces of Germany. </p>