National Gendarmerie
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The National Gendarmerie is one of two national law enforcement forces of France, along with the National Police.
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.
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
National Gendarmerie
…of 2023). The Gendarmerie is the heir of the Maréchaussée, the oldest police force in France, dating back to the Middle Ages. Historically, the term "gens d'armes" (Man-at-arms) referred to armed soldiers or units associated with the royal or noble forces in France. The Gendarmerie has influenced the culture and…
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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