Staatsschutzbehörde

State Protection Authority Staatsschutzbehörde
Common name	Sicherheitspolizei
Abbreviation	SsB
Agency overview
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	United Principalities of Cibola
Operations jurisdiction	United Principalities of Cibola
Operational structure
Headquarters	8 Pappelstaße, Weisenburg
Sworn Officers	45,000
Minister responsible	Karl von Serdilitz, Royal Minister for the Interior
Agency executive	Julian Strauß, Chef der Staatsschutzbehörde

The State Protection Authority (Saxon: Staatsschutzbehörde, abbreviated as the SSB), commonly known as the Stabe, is the state security and intelligence service of the United Principalities. Established in 1725 AN, it is tasked with maintaining internal security, suppressing dissent activity, and monitoring political activities.

History

The organization took its earliest form as the Weisenburger Security Police (Weisenburger Sicherheitspolizei) founded in the earliest days after the Proclamation of Weisenburg by Kaiser Ludwig I. Its primary purpose was to combat subversion and political opposition, especially during the early months of the nation.

However it was during the coming months, under the leadership of Julian Strauß that the Weisenburger Sicherheitspolizei expanded and became more organized, leading to its eventual reformation into the Staatsschutzbehörde. Strauß recognized the importance of maintaining control over the social and political landscape to bring about Weisenburger suzerainty in Southern Cibola. The SsB went on to play a crucial role in the May Action, the suppressing of opposition to the new social order which included socialists, trade unions, and other political groups that posed a threat to the new order.

Organization

Main administrations

After the foundation of the UPC, the SsB was officially subordinated to the Ministry of the Interior. It is subdivided various specialized branches, ten in total:

• Criminal Investigations (Hauptamt A)
• Counter Intelligence (Hauptamt B)
• Records (Hauptamt C)
• Prisons (Hauptamt D)
• Customs and Border Protections (Hauptamt E)
• Economic Protection (Hauptamt F)
• Government Security (Hauptamt G)
• Legal Protections (Hauptamt H)
• Cybersecurity (Hauptamt I)
• Press Censorate (Hauptamt J)

Ranks

• Enlisted Men
  • Anwärter (Candidate)
  • Unterwachtmeister der SsB (Junior Watch Master of the SsB)
• Junior NCOs
  • Wachtmeister der SsB (Watch Master of the SsB
• Senior NCOs
  • Oberwachtmeister der SsB (Senior Watch Master of the SsB)
  • Hauptwachtmeister der SsB (Head Watch Master of the SsB)
  • Meister der SsB (Master of the SsB)
  • Obermeister der SsB (Senior Master of the SsB)
• Officer Cadet
  • Offiziersschüler (Student Officer)
• Junior Officers
  • Unterkommissar (Junior Commissioner)
  • Kommissar (Commissioner)
  • Oberkommissar (Senior Commissioner)
  • Hauptkommissar (Head Commissioner)
• Senior Officers
  • Rat (Councilor)
  • Oberrat (Senior Councillor)
  • Kommandeur (Commander)
  • Inspekteur (Inspector)
• Generals
  • Chefinspekteur (Chief Inspector)
  • Generalinspekteur (General Inspector)
  • Chef der Staatsschutzbehörde (Chief of the Staatsschutzbehörde)