Gendarmerie
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A gendarmerie is a military or paramilitary force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term gendarme is derived from the medieval French expression gens d'armes, which transl
Members of Italy's Carabinieri on public order duties in Florence
A Turkish Gendarmerie General Command trooper, holding an MP5 sub-machine gun, on guard at Topkapı Palace in Istanbul
Members of the counter-attack unit of the Public Security Service in Lithuania.
1888 pamphlet by George Fraser Black defending Peelian principles
National Gendarmerie
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The National Gendarmerie is one of two national law enforcement forces of France, along with the National Police.
Gendarmerie
…weapons sites. The use of military organisations to police civilian populations is common in many time periods and cultures. Being a French concept, the French Gendarmerie has been the most influential model for such an organisation. Many countries that were once under French rule and influence have a gendarmerie. Italy…
A Gendarme d'élite de la Garde Impériale
Gendarmes in front of a Gendarmerie station
Cavalry of the Garde républicaine
The French Republican Guard is part of the National Gendarmerie and provides security as guards of honour during official ceremonies.