Police Field Force
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The Police Field Force was a paramilitary arm of the Royal Malayan Police, specializing in jungle warfare and counterinsurgency operations during the Malayan Emergency and subsequent internal security duties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Police Field Force canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gendarmerie
ⓘ
paramilitary police unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Government of Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of the Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Malayan Police Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Malayan Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Malaysia Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Communist insurgency in Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communist insurgency in Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Federation of Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| duty |
area domination patrols
ⓘ
escort of convoys ⓘ protection of key installations ⓘ support to regular police units ⓘ |
| equipment |
jungle warfare equipment
ⓘ
light infantry weapons ⓘ |
| formedAs | Field Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
border security
ⓘ
counterinsurgency ⓘ internal security ⓘ jungle warfare operations ⓘ public order maintenance ⓘ riot control ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
border regions
ⓘ
jungle areas ⓘ rural areas ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto | General Operations Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
operations against communist guerrillas
ⓘ
role in Malayan Emergency ⓘ role in internal security in Malaysia ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
battalion-sized units
ⓘ
company-sized subunits ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Malayan Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Malaysia Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Police Jungle Squads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization |
ambush and counter-ambush operations
ⓘ
hearts and minds operations ⓘ jungle tracking ⓘ search and destroy operations ⓘ small unit tactics ⓘ |
| successor | General Operations Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| training |
counterinsurgency training
ⓘ
jungle warfare training ⓘ light infantry tactics ⓘ |
| typeOf | armed police formation ⓘ |
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