: For much of German history, each state was responsible for its own force.
: The artist Julius von Bismarck has a 2025-2026 work titled POLIZEI . It features a long line of uniformed officers on the steps of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, exploring themes of state authority and the blurring lines between human officers and AI-driven robots. poliezei
Current German police forces utilize various specialized units and technologies: : For much of German history, each state
: In 1936, local departments were merged into the centralized Ordnungspolizei . After WWII, the system returned to a decentralized, state-based structure to prevent such a concentration of power from happening again. : For much of German history