Polizei is the German word for police. Police in Germany, Austria and Switzerland consist of different agencies. It might refer to:
National agencies Bundespolizei (Germany), Federal Police of Germany Bundespolizei (Austria), Federal Police of Austria Bundeskriminalamt (Germany), Federal Criminal Office of Germany, comparable to the FBI Bundeskriminalamt (Austria), Federal Investigation Bureau of Austria Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag, the German Parliament Police
State agencies Landespolizei, state police of Germany Landeskriminalamt, an independent agency in most German states that is subordinate to the state ministry of the interior
Police units Autobahnpolizei, highway police Bahnpolizei, railway police Bereitschaftspolizei, police support group and riot police of Germany Kriminalpolizei, criminal Investigation Police in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; similar to the British Criminal Investigation Department Schutzpolizei, a branch of the Landespolizei, the state (land) level police of the German states Spezialeinsatzkommando, specialized operation armed response units of the sixteen German state police forces Wasserschutzpolizei, water police that patrols the waterways, lakes and harbours of Germany
Defunct agencies Volkspolizei, the People's Police in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) Transportpolizei, the transit police in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) Polizei der Freien Stadt Danzig, state constabulary of the Free City of Danzig, including the Sicherheitspolizei (1919-1921) and the Schutzpolizei (1921-1945) Ordnungspolizei, regular Police forces of Nazi Germany 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division, SS unit formed by Ordnungspolizei members Hilfspolizei, various auxiliary organizations subordinated to the Ordnungspolizei as well as various military and paramilitary units set up during World War II in German-occupied Europe. Sicherheitspolizei, secret police in Germany until the outbreak of World War II Gestapo (Geheime Staatspolizei), secret police of the Nazi regime Geheime Feldpolizei, secret military police of Nazi Germany Preußische Geheimpolizei, the Prussian Secret Police