Bundeskriminalamt (BKA)

The History of the Bundeskriminalamt

05.09.1950

First meeting of the heads of the criminal police offices of the German federal states

First meeting of the heads of the criminal police offices of the German federal states. Later on, it is renamed "Working Group of the heads of the state criminal police offices with the Bundeskriminalamt" (CID Working Group), headed by the BKA president since 1951.

16.09.1950

Establishment of an escort unit

Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer gives the "strict order" to establish an escort unit "of about 100 men" for the protection of the Federal President and the members of the Federal Government under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.

15.03.1951

BKA Law

The "Law on the Establishment of a Federal Criminal Police Office" (BKA Law) comes into force on 15 March 1951.

24.04.1951

The Federal Government designates Wiesbaden as the future BKA headquarters

07.05.1951

New Division "Protection Group"

26 criminal police officers and 1 administrative officer take up work at the "Protection Group" Division (Division SG) in Bonn which becomes part of the Bundeskriminalamt. In 1951 it is, among other things, housed in a rebuilt horse barn on the premises of Villa Selve in the Bonn city area.

17.07.1951

Dr. Max Hagemann is appointed president of the BKA.

31.10.1951

"Criminal Police Office for the British Zone" is integrated into the Bundeskriminalamt

By decree of the Federal Government, the "Criminal Police Office for the British Zone" is integrated into the Bundeskriminalamt as the "Hamburg Branch".

24.03.1952

Dr. Hanns Jess is appointed president of the BKA.

01.05.1952

Organisational change of the "Protection Group"

Having both preventive and repressive functions, the "Protection Group" Division undergoes an organisational change. It is divided into:
- Standing operations (Personal protection)
- Subdivision I
- Investigations - Subdivision II

The "Forensic Science" Division moves to Wiesbaden

The "Forensic Science" Division (Division KT) is the first part of the BKA to move from Hamburg to Wiesbaden. It is housed in a former youth hostel.

09.06.1952

The Federal Republic of Germany joins the International Criminal Police Organisation (ICPO-Interpol).

The Federal Republic of Germany joins the International Criminal Police Organisation (ICPO-Interpol).
The BKA becomes Germany's National Central Bureau.

01.01.1953

Introduction of the PKS

Introduction of uniform Police Crime Statistics based on a decision of the CID Working Group.

01.07.1953

The first new BKA building in Wiesbaden is occupied.

02.10.1953

Opening of the BKA main building

Opening of the BKA main building in Wiesbaden by the Federal Minister of the Interior, Dr. Robert Lehr.

08.03.1955

The first woman gets a job as a police officer at the BKA

02.09.1955

Reinhard Dullien is appointed president of the BKA.