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Public Security (Czechoslovakia)
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Public Security (Czech: Veřejná bezpečnost [VB],[1] Slovak: Verejná bezpečnosť [VB][2]) was the regular police force of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (ČSSR), created in 1945 as a branch of the National Security Corps (Sbor národní bezpečnosti), which also included State Security (Státní bezpečnost).
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Public Security Veřejná bezpečnost VB Verejná bezpečnosť | |
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Abbreviation | VB |
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Formed | 1945 |
Dissolved | 15 June 1991 |
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Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
Operations jurisdiction | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Prague |
Parent agency | Sbor národní bezpečnosti Ministry of the Interior |
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