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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Manoeuver assumption: enemy snipers have occupied a large farm and are hiding in stables and hay lofts.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Manoeuvers in Coburg, 1953.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Lt.Col.Attenberger, commander of the Coburg unit, talking to a guard.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Lt. Col. Attenberger, chief of camp Coburg. A former police officer between WW I and 1934, he "could not keep his mouth shut"during the Nazi years and was suspended from active duty. He is one of the organisers of the Frontier guards.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Lt. Col. Attenberger, a former police officer, watches shooting practice at Camp Coburg shooting range. Rifles used by the Frontier Guards are old German rifles seized by the French in 1945 and bought back by German police. Pistols are Spanish, bought after the War.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Second Lt. Glombitza, who fled from East Germany, drilling his recruits of the police unit. Coburg, 1953.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Rifle drill.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz"-Federal Frontier-Guards, established in 1951,a 10.000 man police unit,was West-germany's first military unit after World War II. Rifle drill.
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz"-Federal Frontier-Guards, established in 1951,a 10...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 established in 1951, is West Germany's first military unit after World War II. Training for "rookies" in the yard of camp Coburg. Coburg, 1953
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (Federal Frontier Guards), a police unit of 10.000 estab...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz"-Federal Frontier-Guards, established in 1951,a 10.000 man police unit,was West-germany's first military unit after World War II. Manoeuvre assumption: enemy snipers have occupied a large farm and are hiding in stables and hay lofts. Coburg, 1953
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz"-Federal Frontier-Guards, established in 1951,a 10.000 m...

The "Bundesgrenzschutz"-Federal Frontier-Guards, established in 1951,a 10.000 man police unit,was West-germany's first military unit after World War II. Frontier Guards marching through their garrison in Coburg,1953
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The "Bundesgrenzschutz"-Federal Frontier-Guards, established in 1951,a 10...