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
Royal Marechaussee
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The Royal Marechaussee also translated as the Royal Military Constabulary, is the national gendarmerie force of the Netherlands, performing military and civilian police duties. It is also one of the t
Gendarmerie
…other titles, for instance the Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza in Italy, the National Republican Guard in Portugal, the Civil Guard in Spain, the Royal Marechaussee in the Netherlands or Internal Troops/National Guard in Ukraine and Russia. As a result of their duties within the civilian population, gendarmeries…
A Marechaussee detachment at Wijchen in 1938
Members of the Marechaussee escorting victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Marechaussee patrol car and officers
Two marechaussee guards protecting the Dutch Crown Jewels