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.

The Geheime Feldpolizei (German: [ɡəˈhaɪmə ˈfɛltpoliˌtsaɪ] ⓘ; transl. "Secret Field Police"), shortened to GFP, was the secret military police of the German Wehrmacht until the end of the Second World War (1945). Its units carried out plainclothes and undercover security work in …

The Feldjägerkorps (German: [ˈfɛlt.jɛːɡɐˌkoːɐ̯]) ("Field Rifleman Corps") was a military provost organization in the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was formed on 27 November 1943 from distinguished veterans and Patrol Service personnel.

Prior to mobilisation before the outbreak of World War Two, Germany had no full time permanent Military Police force. When MPs were needed units were created by temporarily assigning personnel from the civilian Police.

Mar 11, 2019 · The experiences of the German Army in the 1870-71 war, and particularly in the First World War, had made clear the necessity for a Geheime Feldpolizei (GFP or ‘Secret Field Police’) for the defense of occupied areas from espionage, sabotage, subversion; for early intervention against the undermining of their troops and the fight against ...

Sep 27, 2022 · The other side of the Polizei, the Feldgendarmerie, where military police, with more power than the civilian Polizei, were reintroduced into the Wehrmacht in 1933. Newly organized Truppen received full infantry training and were given extensive police powers.

Nov 3, 2023 · Just like the German Army (Heer-Wehrmacht), the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) had their ‘Secret Police’ to guard against sabotage and espionage, as well as seeking out those undermining the morale of the troops. They also procured documents for court-martial, as well as provided standard field-police services such as troop management, and ...

With the creation of a considerable number of Luftwaffe Field Divisions and of course the massive Fallschirmpanzerkorps Hermann Göring, the Luftwaffe decided that its units should field their own military police.

For the first time the author has put together a complete overview of all the decorated members of the Ordnungstruppen as well as all the Generals of the German military police departments, including rough estimates of the total membership of the …

The Geheime Feldpolizei (GFP or Gefeldpo) (English: Secret Field Police) was the German secret military police of Nazi Germany’s German Army the regular army branch of Wehrmacht Military from 1939 until 1945 when it was disbanded.