Disambiguation evidence for Greek gendarmerie via surface form

"Greek Gendarmerie"


As subject (47)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Greek Gendarmerie".

Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs Greek gendarmerie
surface form: Hellenic Gendarmerie
alsoKnownAs Greek gendarmerie
surface form: Royal Hellenic Gendarmerie
areaOfOperation rural areas of Greece
areaOfOperation small towns in Greece
commandStructure military-style hierarchy
country Greece
dissolvedIn late 20th century
establishedIn 19th century
function border security support
function counterinsurgency in rural areas
function crime prevention
function criminal investigation
function crowd control
function protection of state institutions
governedBy Greek law
instanceOf national gendarmerie
instanceOf paramilitary police force
jurisdiction national
legacy predecessor of modern Hellenic Police
legalStatus armed force with police powers
mergedInto Greek police
surface form: Hellenic Police
militaryCharacter paramilitary
nativeName Χωροφυλακή
notableCharacteristic combination of military discipline and police duties
notableCharacteristic strong presence in rural Greek society
organizationalModel modeled on European gendarmerie systems
partOf Greek police
surface form: Greek security forces
primaryRole internal security
primaryRole law enforcement
primaryRole maintaining public order
recruitment national conscription and volunteer enlistment
relationshipToArmy cooperated with Hellenic Army
relationshipToArmy separate from regular army command
roleInCivilUnrest used to suppress demonstrations and uprisings
roleInMonarchyPeriod served as main national police force under the monarchy
roleInPolitics involved in internal political conflicts
roleInStateBuilding contributed to consolidation of central authority in Greece
scopeOfAuthority administrative policing in countryside
scopeOfAuthority criminal law enforcement
scopeOfAuthority public order enforcement
subordinateTo Ministry of Citizen Protection of Greece
surface form: Ministry of Public Order of Greece
subordinateTo Ministry of Citizen Protection of Greece
surface form: Ministry of the Interior of Greece
timePeriod 19th century
timePeriod 20th century
training military-style training
typeOfOrganization state security institution
uniform distinct from regular army