Auxiliary Division
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The Auxiliary Division was a British paramilitary police force composed largely of former military officers, deployed in Ireland during the War of Independence and notorious for its harsh counter-insurgency tactics and involvement in atrocities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Division canonical | 10 |
| Auxiliary Division of the RIC | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British paramilitary police force ⓘ |
| allegedToHaveCommitted |
arson attacks
ⓘ
extrajudicial executions ⓘ reprisal killings ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Auxiliaries
ⓘ
Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ |
| composedLargelyOf | former British Army officers ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1922 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1920 ⓘ |
| disbandedFollowing |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Black and Tans ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ |
| garrison | Dublin ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin Castle ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-British unionism ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Burning of Cork
ⓘ
Croke Park shootings ⓘ
surface form:
Croke Park massacre
Kilmichael Ambush ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of British repression in Ireland ⓘ |
| legalStatus | police auxiliary force ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh counter-insurgency tactics
ⓘ
involvement in atrocities ⓘ |
| notoriousIn | Irish public opinion ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Ireland ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 1920–1922 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | British administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ |
| payLevel | higher than regular RIC constables ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | elite force within the RIC ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Irish republican guerrillas ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase | demobilized British Army officers from World War I ⓘ |
| recruitmentCriteria | former commissioned officers ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Black and Tans ⓘ |
| role | counter-insurgency ⓘ |
| sizeAtPeak | approximately 2,000 men ⓘ |
| sufferedDefeatAt | Kilmichael Ambush ⓘ |
| trainingFocus | counter-insurgency operations ⓘ |
| type |
counter-insurgency unit
ⓘ
paramilitary police ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Chief of Police, Ireland
ⓘ
Dublin Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin Castle administration
|
| uniformFeatures |
khaki military-style clothing
ⓘ
tam o'shanter caps ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Auxiliary Division of the RIC
subject surface form:
Kilmichael Ambush