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 The United States Marine Corps Historical Company - 12th District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A broader mission in landing operations was assigned the Marine Corps under the section of the document which defined Army functions in a "landing attack against shore objectives." This broadly stated mission of the Corps in amphibious operations, however, did not survive the first revision of the joint action document.
A special board was appointed in 1931 for the express purpose of critically examining the entire curriculum of the schools.
The acting Commandant of the Marine Corps instructed the Commandant of MCS to complete a Manual on Landing Operations as expeditiously as possible, "commencing no later than November 15, 1933." This resulted in classes being discontinued on 14 November 1933, and the staff, assisted by the resident students, began the task of assembling the manual.
www.usmc-hc.com /history/brief/advanced_base.htm   (6219 words)

  
 Book 29, The French Armies
The 4th corps, commanded by Lieut.-General Count Gérard, consisted of three divisions of infantry, one division of light and heavy cavalry, four batteries of foot, and one of horse artillery, with reserves, and was assembled at Metz and in its environs.
The 7th corps, commanded by Marshal Suchet, consisting of two divisions of infantry of the line, two of national guards (d’élite), and a mixed division of foreign troops, together with one division of light cavalry, and three batteries of artillery, was concentrated around Chambery: its force may be estimated at upwards of 36,000 men.
The 1st corps of cavalry, commanded by Lieut.-General Count Pajol, consisting of one division of hussars, one of lancers and chasseurs, with two batteries of horse artillery, was assembled in the country between the Aisne and the northern frontier: its strength was of 3900 men.
www.napoleonic-literature.com /Book_29/003A-French_Armies.htm   (1252 words)

  
 Gendarmerie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gendarme is derived from the French gen(s) d'armes, or man of arms.
Gendarmes are often deployed in military situations, sometimes in their own country, and often in humanitarian deployments abroad.
Gendarmes play an important role re-establishing law and order in conflict areas, a task which is suited to their purpose, training and capabilities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gendarmes   (1107 words)

  
 Ask Us A Question - The Special Corps of Gendarmes (Отдельный корпус ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The precursors of the Corps were the Army Gendarmerie regiment, created in 1815 and based on the Borisoglebsk Dragoon regiment, and Gendarmerie units of the Special Corps of the Internal Guards.
In 1836, the Gendarmerie of the Internal Guards was transformed into the Special Corps of Gendarmes, under the Chief of Gendarmes.
In August 1880, both the Third Section and the Special Corps of Gendarmes were transferred to the authority of the Minister of Internal Affairs by proposal of Count Loris-Melikov.
www.calistogacaus.com /details/Special_Corps_of_Gendarmes   (701 words)

  
 Establishing the Rule of Law in Iraq by Robert Perito: Special Reports: U.S. Institute of Peace
The security services, special courts, and emergency laws must be dismantled, and the regular police, judiciary, and legal system reformed and reconstituted.
In addition to the Revolutionary Courts, there are other special ad hoc courts that are staffed by party and regime officials and established to hear special cases concerned with threats against the regime and other security-related matters.
Special Police Constabulary Units will be needed for civil disorder management, high-risk arrests, and to deal with armed organized crime groups and terrorists.
www.usip.org /pubs/specialreports/sr104.html   (9604 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Pope gives year-end thanks to Vatican police
Vatican, Jan. 2, 2006 (CWNews.com) - At an audience with the Vatican's Corps of Gendarmes on December 31, Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) thanked Vatican security officials for their service, noting that it had been particularly important in 2005 during the papal transition.
Acknowledging that the death of Pope John Paul II (bio - news) and his own election had made it "a very special year for the Church," the Pope thanked the police for their special efforts.
The Corps of Gendarmes was established by Pope Pius VII in 1816 and reformed by Pope Paul VI in 1970 and again by Pope John Paul II in 2003.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=41584   (231 words)

  
 Reporting America at War . Malcolm W. Browne . Saigon AP Bureau Handbook | PBS
The Self Defense Corps originally was in the jurisdiction of the districts or even villages, and grass-roots hamlet protection often is provided by the SDC.
There are special commands for the Captial Region (Saigon and vicinity) and for D Zone (a major Viet Cong "liberated" area north and northeast of Saigon).
Unfortunately, his corps includes the delta and everything else south of Saigon where most of the fighting is. A correspondent can expect no cooperation whatever from him, and it is best to stay out of his way.
www.pbs.org /weta/reportingamericaatwar/reporters/browne/ap_18.html   (1030 words)

  
 Okhranka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Okhranka was the secret police of the Russian Empire and part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) in late 1800s, aided by Special Corps of Gendarmes.
The Tsar also created Special Conference under the MVD (1881), which had the right to call for Emergency Security State in various parts of the Empire (which was actively used in the time of 1905s Revolution), and subordinated all of the imperial police forces to the Commander of the Gendarmes (1882).
Following the SR assassination of MVD Minister Sipyagin on April 2, 1902, the new Minister Plehve gradually relieved Directorates of Gendarmes of Investigation power in favor of Security and Investigation Stations (&1054;&1093;&1088;&1072;&1085;&1085;&1086;-&1088;&1086;&1079;&1099;&1089;&1082;&1085;&1086;&1077; &1086;&1090;&1076;&1077;&1083;&1077;&1085;&1080;&1077;) under respective Mayors and Governors (who as a matter of fact were subordinate to the MVD Minister).
okhranka.iqnaut.net   (782 words)

  
 Peace Corps Online | September 29, 2002 - Christian Science Monitor: Ivory Coast braces for civil war
"Most of the gendarmes [government military police] have fled," says a Peace Corps volunteer who made her way from her posting near the northern city of Korhogo to Yamoussoukro.
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Peace Corps Online does not vouch for the accuracy of the content of the postings, which is the sole responsibility of the copyright holder.
peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/1009293.html   (1390 words)

  
 gendarmes - OneLook Dictionary Search
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "gendarmes" is defined.
Gendarmes : Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
Phrases that include gendarmes: special corps of gendarmes
www.onelook.com /?w=gendarmes   (107 words)

  
 Turkey: Letter to Minister Aksu calling for the abolition of the village guards (Human Rights Watch, 8-6-2006)
The village guard corps has been roundly condemned by official Turkish and international inquiries, and recent judgments at the European Court of Human Rights against the Turkish government for right to life violations which arose from abuses committed by village guards.
The corps of village guards is so intrinsically dangerous, corrupt and corrupting, that all these bodies concluded that the solution is to dismantle it.
The gendarmes took him immediately to the Police Headquarters where he was told that he would not be permitted to conduct any research in Karlýova because he had not received permission from the local governor.
hrw.org /english/docs/2006/06/08/turkey13578.htm   (5106 words)

  
 Cover, Viskovatov Vol 22
In 1819 it was ordered that shoulder straps have the corps number in yellow and be piped red in the first battalion of a brigade, white in the second, green in the third, and have no piping in the fourth.
The special statute "Badges for distinction" ["Znaki otlichii"] gives a detailed list of Foot Artillery batteries which have been awarded badges for distinction, to be worn on the shako and shapka headdress, and gold lace bars [petlitsy] for the collar and cuff-flaps of officers’ coats, in accordance with the usage accepted during previous reigns.
The special statute "Badges for distinction" ["Znaki otlichii"] gives a detailed list of Horse-Artillery batteries which for military feats have been awarded badges for distinction to be worn on the shako or gold lace bars [petlitsy] for officers’ coats, in accordance with the usage accepted during previous reigns.
home.comcast.net /~markconrad/V22.html   (12666 words)

  
 Kosovo Final Status - Options and Cross-Border Requirements: Special Reports: U.S. Institute of Peace
The panel would be given direction on the criteria to be considered and leeway to decide on special arrangements, as was the case for the Brcko arbitration.
The UN special representative would retain veto power over issues relating to protection of minority rights and external borders during the transition period.
It would also be necessary to establish special provisions for any Kosovo military force regarding its access to Serb areas and the role of Kosovo Serbs in it.
www.usip.org /pubs/specialreports/sr91.html   (7753 words)

  
 Amnesty International: Turkey campaign (1996)
It is important to emphasize that the violations committed by police and gendarmes in the name of the security of the Turkish citizen are criminal offences committed against Turkish citizens.
He was detained by gendarmes, despite protests from the driver and other passengers who had told his family that they would look after him until he reached his sister in Ankara.
Mehmet Sirin Maltu, from the village of Yanbüluk (Zediya), near Kozluk in Batman province, was detained by gendarmes.
www.amnesty.org /ailib/intcam/turkey/turk2.htm   (6921 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 3 - Eleventh Day
It demonstrates beyond the slightest doubt the complicity of the OKW and of Defendant Keitel and Jodl in the shameful fabrication of an incident as an excuse for war.
At this conference, the purpose of the Free Corps was frankly stated-the maintenance of disorder and clashes.
At this time, the Free Corps was engaged in active skirmishing along the Czech border, furnishing incidents and provocation in the desired manner.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/imt/proc/12-03-45.htm   (20740 words)

  
 Peace Corps Online | August 17, 2005: Headlines: COS - Benin: Writing - Benin: Humor: Santa Monica Mirror: Monique ...
As at happens, in Schmidt’s chronicle of her two years as a young Peace Corps volunteer in a village in Benin, poop continues to be one of the main characters.
We are frequently treated to detailed descriptions of especially memorable times she went number two and the author even shares heartwarming tales of memorable experiences with number one: “Next to me a man slapped his goat.
It's also a number that is very special to us because March is the first month since our founding in January, 2001 that our readership has exceeded 170,000.
peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2034800.html   (1660 words)

  
 Nikolai1
Less than a year after his return to Russia and a few months after his marriage, Nicholas was appointed inspector general of the army corps of engineers.
Also, he relied heavily on special emissaries, most of them generals of his suite, who were sent all over Russia on particular assignments to execute immediately the will of the sovereign.
Instead of making full use of them, the Emperor depended more and more on special bureaucratic devices meant to carry out his intentions promptly while remaining under his immediate and complete control.
members.fortunecity.com /timhaapa/rombio-16.htm   (2631 words)

  
 Soviet Russia | Chpt.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Employees and agents of the former police, the special corps of gendarmes and secret police departments, members of the former reigning family, and also persons who directed the activity of the police, gendarmes, and punitive organs.
This regulation dates back to the time of the creation of the Red Army, in 1918, when civil and class war was raging throughout the country and the infiltration of anti-Soviet elements into the ranks of the newly formed army would have been politically very dangerous.
The special functions of the Council of Nationalities and, in general, the federal features of the Soviet Constitution are described in Chapter 9, "The Babel Tower of Nationalities."
www.marxists.org /archive/chamberlin-william/1929/soviet-russia/ch05.htm   (6454 words)

  
 Chapter XXX Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Wake of Battle
Prior to the invasion no special personnel were earmarked for the care and control of refugees and displaced persons, as Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force considered the care and control of refugees to be a general Civil Affairs or Military Government function.
In the period covered by this summary a total of approximately 40,000 French refugees were returned from the forward areas to their homes either within the Corps area or to the rear of Corps area, of which, approximately 8700 were transported by military transportation.
Through co-operation with French civilian authorities, French Gendarmes were secured and placed at strategic points for the purpose of denying the use of the highways to unauthorized civilians.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/civaff/ch30.htm   (7978 words)

  
 Memorandum on the Situation in Taiwan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On the evening of February 27 certain armed Monopoly Bureau agents and special police agents set upon and beat a female cigarette vendor, who with her two small children had protested the seizure of her small cash as well as her allegedly untaxed cigarettes.
Placards and banners announced that they intended to protest the action of special armed agents, to demand a death sentence for the responsible man1 and to demand the resignation of the Monopoly Bureau Director.
The armed special Police Contingents and the armed police maintained by the Railway Department and the Department of Industry and Mining shall be abolished immediately.
www.taiwandocuments.org /228_01.htm   (7913 words)

  
 Special Operations.Com
The SIE (Speciaal Interventie Eskadron) or Special Intervention Squadron, in English (in French : SIE = Esquadron Speciale d'Intervention) are Belgian's only specialized armed police unit.
Their origin is military since they were created as a unit within the 'Guard of the Empire' (= literal translation, you can however compare this 'Guard' with the French Gendarmerie, they are exactly alike in concept.
In spite of the fact that the name for officially changed to Escadron Special d’Intervention (ESI) (or, SIE (Speciaal Interventie Eskadron) in 1974, the moniker "Diane" can still be found when mentioned in the Belgian press.
www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/Belgium/SIE   (2757 words)

  
 Frederic S
Fontanka and the Gendarme Corps “perceived themselves to be the personal instruments of the tsar” [this assertion is an exaggeration; gendarme officers swore an oath of loyalty to the emperor, but in practice they had no direct contact with him and the orders they carried out almost never made any mention of him]
It was customary for the deputy interior minister for police to oversee all police operations and for the Police Department director to oversee the entire department with a special concern for security policing.
“The Separate Corps of Gendarmes had only recently-7 June 1904-acquired enhanced power over the investigation of political crimes, dispensing with the remaining, but by 1904, mostly pro forma guarantees against arbitrary arrest.” [This is a wholly mistaken reading of the law of 7 June.
tigger.uic.edu /~daly/homepage/research/zuckerman.htm   (7360 words)

  
 XIIl:7
This entire observation corps was formed by the end of the year, although it was difficult at first to persuade any fairly decent men to join it.
The gendarmes were to uncover all evil designs against the government and prevent the spread of any bold political ideas of freedom, should they appear anywhere.
Further, every field officer of this corps was to see to it that the courts of the guberniia where he was stationed were just in their decisions.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /history/franks/classes/131b/perm/alexdocs.html   (13072 words)

  
 Turkish Press Review, 99-06-11
The BBC broadcast a special programme on Ocalan's trial during which was shown footage of the relatives of martyrs who lost their lives during the struggle against the PKK terrorist organization.
The Gendarmes captured yesterday 16 immigrants in Meric county of Edirne, who were trying to proceed to Greece illegally.
A draft agremeent has been prepared by England's special representative to Cyprus, David Hannay, concerning the constitution, distribution of land and the style of administration and within the framework of the G-8 and with the support of Russia pressure exerted on both sides (actually on the Turkish side) to accept this plan.
www.hri.org /news/turkey/trkpr/1999/99-06-11.trkpr.html   (4218 words)

  
 Chapter 12 of Kerr's "Formosa Betrayed"
When gendarmes appeared, summoned by the civil police, the crowd permitted them to take the Monopoly Bureau agents away, but then promptly burned the Monopoly Bureau truck and its contents in the street.
Then the special Railway Police, hidden within the walled compound, turned their guns to the street outside and two more pedestrians were killed.
One passionate speaker proposed to rally 100,000 men to form a defense corps which would maintain public order and be ready to confront any mainland Chinese force sent against them.
www.romanization.com /books/formosabetrayed/chap12.html   (4518 words)

  
 22.5. My Memories of Wei Zheng-min
He was the political commissar of the 4th Regiment, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps of the Northeast People´s Revolutionary Army, and later became the political commissar of the 2nd Division of the 2nd Corps of the NAJAA.
The commander of the special corps of gendarmes was also under, his influence.
Both the puppet army officers and the special corps commander ran with the hares and hunted with the hounds.
www.kimsoft.com /war/r-22-5.htm   (5446 words)

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