Kasernierte Volkspolizei
In 1948, the Soviet occupation authority began laying the groundwork for the establishment of an East German police and military force, recruiting over 50,000 volunteers for the police force, which was to be armed with armored cars and light artillery. In the initial stages of this reorganization, the nonmilitary units of the People's Police, the Border Police, and the Transport Police were subordinated to the Main Administration of the People's Police, within the Ministry of the Interior. The Alert Units of the "Kasernierte Volkspolizei" (KVP) were assigned to the Main Administration of Training, as the first step toward creation of the NVA and the Ministry of Defense.