Gendarmerie of Haiti
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The Gendarmerie of Haiti, also known as the Haitian Constabulary, was a Haitian gendarmerie raised during the United States occupation of Haiti. Established in 1915 under U.S. military guidance, the g
Members of the Gendarmerie of Haiti in 1920
Smedley Butler, shown here wearing U.S. Marine Corps uniform in later life, was Haiti's first commandant of gendarmerie.
A Haitian gendarme photographed by Harry A. Franck in 1920
Gendarmes, members of the Haitian rifle team at the 1924 Olympics, with their commandant, Colonel Douglas C. McDougal.
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
Gendarmerie of Haiti
…The Gendarmerie of Haiti (French: Gendarmerie d'Haïti), also known as the Haitian Constabulary, was a Haitian gendarmerie raised during the United States occupation of Haiti. Established in 1915 under U.S. military guidance, the gendarmerie was operational from 1916 until…
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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