Feldgendarmerie

Feldgendarmerie
Feldgendarmerie
	Uniform of a Feldgendarm during World War II, including the distinctive gorget
Active	1810–1812; 1866–1918; 1933–1945;
Disbanded	Nominally 8 May 1945 ; Completely 1946
Country	Kingdom of Saxony; German Empire; Nazi Germany;
Branch	Heer; Luftwaffe;
Type	Military Police
Role	Apprehending desertions; Border control; Close-quarters battle; Counterinsurgency; Counterintelligence; Criminal investigation; Crowd control; Force protection; HUMINT; Intelligence assessment; Law enforcement; Maneuver warfare; Patrolling; Raiding; Reconnaissance; Riot control; Road traffic control; Security checkpoint; Supporting military operations; Tracking; Trench warfare; Urban warfare;
Nickname	Kettenhunde (English: Chain-dogs)
Insignia
Regimental Patch
Command pennant for a Feldgendarmerie company during World War II.

The term Feldgendarmerie (German: [ˈfɛlt.ʒãdaʁməˌʁiː] ^ⓘ; transl. "field gendarmerie") refers to military police units of the armies of the Kingdom of Saxony (from 1810), the German Empire and Nazi Germany up to the end of World War II in Europe.