Freiwillige Polizei-Reserve

The Freiwillige Polizei-Reserve (FPR; Auxiliary Police Reserve) of the State of Berlin was founded on 25 May 1961 as reaction to the emerging Combat Groups of the Working Class and should originally help out the Berlin Police in riots and to defend West-Berlin in case of an attack (urban warfare and object protection). For this purpose, the police reservists were trained in the utilisation of carbines, pistols and submachine guns.

Freiwillige Polizei-Reserve

The Freiwillige Polizei-Reserve (FPR; Auxiliary Police Reserve) of the State of Berlin was founded on 25 May 1961 as reaction to the emerging Combat Groups of the Working Class and should originally help out the Berlin Police in riots and to defend West-Berlin in case of an attack (urban warfare and object protection). For this purpose, the police reservists were trained in the utilisation of carbines, pistols and submachine guns.