Public Security (Czechoslovakia)
Public Security (Czech: Veřejná bezpečnost [VB], Slovak: Verejná bezpečnosť [VB]) 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).
| Public Security Veřejná bezpečnost VB Verejná bezpečnosť | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | VB |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1945 |
| Dissolved | 15 June 1991 |
| Superseding agency | |
| 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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