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.

"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".

Dr. Max Hagemann is appointed president of the BKA.