gendarmerie

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It would be overseen by a committee of officers from the army, gendarmerie and police.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

More than 2,000 firefighters and 500 firefighting vehicles continue to be deployed to the Aude region, alongside gendarmerie and army personnel, officials said on Thursday.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

Four mobile gendarmerie squadrons are being deployed as reinforcements, including 15 gendarmes from an elite intervention unit.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

A rural police officer was on the line, asking if he could come down to the gendarmerie for a chat.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2023

His first act was to arm against Paris, to dismantle her lines before the Prussians, to recall the troops of Suresne, Gentilly, Les Lilas, to call out the cavalry and gendarmerie.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.