German gendarmerie
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The German gendarmerie was a militarized police force of Nazi Germany responsible for enforcing occupation policies, maintaining order, and participating in repression and atrocities in occupied territories during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German gendarmerie canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement agency
ⓘ
militarized police force ⓘ |
| considered |
instrument of Nazi occupation rule
ⓘ
perpetrator organization in the Holocaust ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsConsequenceOf | defeat of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
armed
ⓘ
militarized structure ⓘ rural policing focus ⓘ uniformed ⓘ |
| ideology |
Nazism
ⓘ
antisemitism ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
occupied France
ⓘ
occupied Greece ⓘ occupied Poland ⓘ occupied Soviet Union ⓘ occupied Yugoslavia ⓘ other occupied European territories ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
Nazi era
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
deportations of Jews ⓘ deportations of forced laborers ⓘ ethnic persecution ⓘ mass shootings ⓘ repression of civilian populations ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| partOf |
German police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ordnungspolizei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
German military veterans
ⓘ
German police personnel ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
anti-partisan warfare
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ enforcing occupation policies ⓘ guarding key infrastructure in occupied areas ⓘ maintaining public order in occupied territories ⓘ security duties in rural areas ⓘ supporting German military authorities in occupied territories ⓘ supporting SS and police leadership in occupied territories ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Chief of German Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heinrich Himmler NERFINISHED ⓘ Reich Ministry of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
horses
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ rifles ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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