The first broadcast took place in 1965 in the ZDF's evening program, every Monday at 6:55 PM.
The show fit into the time slot between the Drehschiebe and the beginning of the 7:30 PM news.
A rerun of the series was shown from the start of 1967 to the end of 1968 in the daytime programs of the ARD and ZDF.
The show focuses on the story of border patrol officer Hans Maussner, and his colleague Toni Kaiser.
The plot rotates through stories involving smugglers, poachers, ski accidents, car crashes from mountain cliffs, and murder investigations.