Gendarmerie

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A gendarmerie (/ʒɒnˈdɑːrməri, ʒɒ̃-/) is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term gendarme (English: /ˈʒɒndɑːrm/) is derived from the medieval French expression gens d'armes, which translates to "men-at-arms" (literally, "armed people").[1] In France and some Francophone nations, the gendarmerie is a branch of the armed forces responsible for internal security in parts of the territory (primarily in rural areas and small towns in the case of France) with additional duties as military police for the armed forces.[1] It was introduced to several other Western European countries during the Napoleonic conquests.[2] In the mid-twentieth century, a number of former French mandates or colonial possessions such as Lebanon, Syria, the Ivory Coast, and the Republic of the Congo adopted a gendarmerie after independence.[3][4] A similar concept was introduced in Eastern Europe by establishing Internal Troops, that exist in many countries of the former Soviet Union and their former allied countries.

Gendarmes in the Rue Vernet, near the Champs-Élysées, in Paris

The Spanish Guardia Civil's during Our Lady of the Pillar celebration

Members of Italy's gendarmerie, the Carabinieri, on public order duties in Florence

Officers of the Polish Żandarmeria Wojskowa ("Military Gendarmerie")

Officers of the Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana territorial patrol

A Romanian Gendarmerie instructor (right) in a training mission with a member of the Afghan National Police

Members of Serbian Žandarmerija marching in full combat gear

A vedette of the French Gendarmerie Maritime in La Rochelle harbour

A Turkish Gendarmerie General Command on guard at Topkapı Palace in Istanbul

Some of the more prominent modern gendarmerie organizations include the French National Gendarmerie, Spanish Civil Guard, the Romanian Jandarmeria, Argentine National Gendarmerie, Italian Carabinieri, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the Portuguese National Republican Guard, Mexican National Guard and the Turkish Gendarmerie.[5]