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Ordnungspolizei

Government ministry
The Ordnungspolizei, abbreviated Orpo, meaning "Order Police", were the uniformed police force in Nazi Germany from 1936 to 1945. The Orpo organisation was absorbed into the Nazi monopoly on power after regional police jurisdiction was removed in... Wikipedia
Founded: June 26, 1936
Abbreviation: Orpo
Agency executives: Kurt Daluege, Chief of Order Police, 1936–1943; Alfred Wünnenberg, Chief of Order Police, 1943–1945
Formed: 26 June 1936; 87 years ago
General nature: Civilian police
Legal jurisdiction: Nazi Germany; Occupied Europe
Legal personality: Governmental: Government agency