Paramilitary
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A paramilitary is an armed, militarized-like force or unit that functions and is organized in a manner analogous to a military force, but does not have professional or legitimate status. The Oxford En
Legion of Frontiersmen, Edmonton Command, 1915 – a nationalist paramilitary group not officially affiliated with the Canadian Army
A group of the "Forest Brothers" in central Estonia meeting with a German unit in 1941
The Steel Shirts copying the Nazi salute during its rally in Syria
Militia
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A militia is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of n
Paramilitary
…them. Under the law of war, a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a law enforcement agency or a private volunteer militia) into its combatant armed forces. Some countries' constitutions prohibit paramilitary organizations outside government use. Depending on the definition…
Confederate militiamen at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1861
Armenian fedayi were Armenian irregular militia formed in the late 19th and early 20th century to defend Armenian villages.
Republikanischer Schutzbund was an Austrian militia formed in 1923, one of several militias formed in post-World War I Austria.
The 2nd Regiment of York Militia at the Battle of Queenston Heights