refimprove date August 2010 A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not considered part of a nation s formal military forces. ref cite encyclopedia url http en.wiktionary.org wiki paramilitary accessdate 17 August 2010 encyclopedia Wiktionary title paramilitary ref The term paramilitary is subjective, depending on what is considered similar to a military force, and what status a force is considered to have. The nature of paramilitary forces therefore varies greatly according to the speaker and the context. Examples of paramilitaries Depending on context, paramilitaries can include Auxiliary services of regular and or reserve armed forces. This would include entities that are typically integrated into the regular or reserve military forces, such the Canadian Rangers or organizations in the U.S. armed forces such as the Women s Army Corps WAC and its counterpart Navy WAVES , Coast Guard SPARS and Women in the Air Force WAF before women were fully integrated into the U.S. armed forces. Although technically ... a special service. India s National Security Guards is a special counter terrorism paramilitary force ... Party in the Deep South of the United States after the American Civil War , were paramilitary groups ... Services Youth Movements and or Child Soldiers Other peaceful paramilitary youth groups include, but are not limited ... to be paramilitary forces, and were officially endorsed by the NSDAP Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf ... Cadet Force Order of Flemish Militants Weimar paramilitary groups Paramilitary forces of India Category Paramilitary organizations Paramilitary organizations Category Rebel militia groups Rebel militia ... and Military Paramilitary Links http www.paramilitarynews.com Paramilitary News http www.globalsecurity.org ... List of Terrorist Groups Category Irregular military Category Paramilitary organizations ar ... pt For a paramilitar scn Paramilitari simple Paramilitary sh Paravojna formacija fi Puolisotilaallisuus ... more details
List of Serbia n paramilitary units and formations Before World War II Komitadji Chetniks Narodna Odbrana , reported to have committed war crimes in Macedonia region Macedonia . ref Report of the International Commission to Inquire into the Causes and Conduct of the Balkan Wars p. 169 ref World War II Chetniks Chetniks of Dra a Mihailovi Chetniks of Kosta Pe anac Yugoslav war Serbian Guard paramilitary Serbian Guard White Eagles paramilitary White Eagles , also known as e elj evci , reported for ethnic cleansing in Bosnia , Vojvodina and Kosovo . ref name UN http www.ess.uwe.ac.uk comexpert ANX IV.htm The policy of ethnic cleansing Final report of the United Nations Commission of Experts ref Serb Volunteer Guard , also known as Arkan s Tigers , reported for ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. ref name UN Scorpions paramilitary Scorpions Yellow Wasps Vukovi s Vu jaka Reference reflist See also commonscat Symbols of Serbian paramilitary units and formations Serbian war crimes Category Military history of Serbia Category War crimes in former Yugoslavia Serbia hist stub ... more details
The Freds were a unit of the Military Reaction Force in Belfast during The Troubles . The unit consisted of former members of Loyalist or Republican paramilitary units who had been turned to the pro Government side by Special Branch and Army intelligence. The Freds were ferried through Belfast familiar to their faction in armoured cars, and through the gunslit would spot and identify paramilitary individuals of note. Through this method the MRF compiled extensive photographs and dossiers of Belfast militants of both factions. ref name Dillon1999 cite book author Martin Dillon title The dirty war covert strategies and tactics used in political conflicts url http books.google.com books?id Kc1jtzUNiFAC&pg PA36 accessdate 7 February 2011 date 17 March 1999 publisher Taylor & Francis isbn 9780415922814 pages 36 ref References reflist Category Military intelligence collection Category The Troubles in Belfast Category Paramilitary organizations ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 A fascist paramilitary is a fighting force whether armed, unarmed, or merely symbolic that is independent of regular military command and is established for the defence and advancement of a movement that adheres to the radical nationalist ideology of fascism . Such a paramilitary is similar to other radical political fighting forces, such as the Red Brigades of communism or black bloc s of anarchism . Since fascism is such a militarist ideology, there are very few varieties of fascism where paramilitaries do not play a central role, and some kind of paramilitary participation is almost always a basic requirement of membership in fascist movements. Fascist paramilitaries have seen action in both peacetime and wartime. Most fascist paramilitaries wear political uniform s, and many have taken their names from the colours of their uniforms. The first fascist paramilitary was the Blackshirts of Italian Fascism led by Benito Mussolini . While many of the Blackshirts were former members of the Arditi who had fought in World War I or the Fascio of the immediate post war years, the most direct inspiration for the first fascist paramilitary was Giuseppe Garibaldi s Redshirts Italy Redshirts . A number of other fascist movements established paramilitaries modelled after the Italian original, most notably Nazism with its Sturmabteilung and Schutzstaffel . Others include in Ireland, in the 1930s, the Blueshirts under Eoin O Duffy the gold shirts and the Red Shirts Mexico Red Shirts of 1930s Mexico the Greenshirts of Brazilian Integralism the Heimwehr in Austria, in the 1920s and 1930s the Iron Guard death squads Legionary Greenshirts of the Romanian Iron Guard Iron Wolf Lithuania National Union Portugal Makapili . Several fascist movements took their cue ... the L ncieri . Some fascist movements have also established paramilitary youth organizations such as the Hitler ... as neofascist paramilitaries. Category Fascism Fascism Category Paramilitary organizations Fascism ... more details
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Nazi party paramilitary ranks were pseudo military titles which were used by the National Socialist German Workers Party between the years of 1920 and 1945. Since the Nazi Party was by its very nature a paramilitary organization, by the time of the Second World War , several systems of paramilitary ranks had come into existence for both the Nazi Party itself and the various Nazi paramilitary organizations. The following articles provide information regarding the various paramilitary rank systems used by the Nazi Party Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung Ranks and insignia of the Hitler Youth Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Flyers Corps Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps Volkssturm Uniforms and insignia Ranks and insignia of the Volkssturm After the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, a number of Nazi Germany Nazi state sponsored organizations developed Nazi style ranks, insignia, and titles. Such various ranks and insignia included Ranks and insignia of the Ordnungspolizei Ranks and insignia of the Reichsarbeitsdienst Ranks and insignia of the Reichsluftschutzbund Ranks and insignia of the Reichsbahn Organisation Todt Organisation Todt administrative and working ranks Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt The Nazi use of paramilitary ranks even extended as far as inmates of concentration camp s. By 1936, a system of Nazi concentration camp badges had been developed along paramilitary lines. Comparison of certain Nazi paramilitary rank systems class wikitable Ranks compared to Wehrmacht military ranks ref de NS Ranggef ge German Wikipedia , based on Wei , Hermann 2002 Hrsg. Biographisches Lexikon zum Dritten Reich. ref bgcolor CFCFCF Wehrmacht File ... small References references DEFAULTSORT Nazi Party Paramilitary Ranks Category Nazi Germany Paramilitary ranks, Nazi Party Category Nazi paramilitary ranks es Anexo Rangos paramilitares del Partido ... more details
File Indian BSF Soldier.jpg thumb A personnel of India s elite Border Security Force . The Paramilitary Forces of India PMF are agencies which aid the operations of the law enforcement in India law enforcement agencies of India and the Indian Armed Forces . With over a million personnel in active service, the PMF is one of the world s largest paramilitary organizations. ref Stephen P. Cohen http books.google.com books?id SV9JDcz3hegC&pg PA29 India emerging power , Brookings Institution Press, 2001, ISBN 0815700067 p. 29 ref The PMF consists of several different components with a wide range of roles. Most of these forces, however, tend to share a broadly gendarmerie role and many but not all perform counter insurgency or anti terrorist missions. The Paramilitary forces are divided into two distinct areas of command The Central Police Organizations CPO work in coordination with the List of federal law enforcement agencies of India Indian Federal Police Agencies , State Police Forces and other law enforcement in India Indian Law Enforcement Agencies . The CPO are administered, operated, and commanded by Indian Police Service officers. The Central Paramilitary Forces CPF work in close cooperation with the Indian Armed Forces which includes the Indian Army , the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force INDIAN COAST GUARD IS A PARAMILITARY FORCE . During a war, the CPF would work directly ..., is the largest of the paramilitary forces in India. ref Tore Bj rgo http books.google.com books ... Service Officer List of Central Paramilitary Forces CPF The Border Security Force Border Security ... Indian Navy Indian Coast Guard Sagar Prahari Bal National Security Guard Special Forces of India Paramilitary ...&category id 2&option com virtuemart&Itemid 26 India s Paramilitary Forces Bharat Rakshak.Com External ... of the PMF http www.photius.com countries india national security india national security paramilitary ... Military of India DEFAULTSORT Law Enforcement In India Category Paramilitary forces of India Category ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 Update date June 2009 Pakistani Armed Forces sidebar The paramilitary forces of Pakistan consist of various organizations Constitution of Pakistan constitutionally charged with safeguarding Pakistan from external and internal threats. Their current strength is more than 300,000 personnel. The paramilitary forces can be divided into three categories, performing three distinct roles Firstly the armed security forces the Rangers and Frontier Corps , secondly a reserve force the National Guard , and thirdly the Maritime Security Agency. The Northern Light Infantry which was a paramilitary force until 1999, is now part of the Pakistan Army . Strength border 1 bordercolor 000000 style border collapse collapse bgcolor green Service bgcolor green Total active duty personnel Pakistan National Guard National Guard align center 185,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Pakistan Rangers align center 30,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Frontier Corps align center 60,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Pakistan Coast Guard align center 2,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Airport Security Force align center ??? bgcolor FFFFFF bgcolor FFFFFF align center style background E9E9E9 Total align center style background E9E9E9 302,000 Tasks Pakistan National Guard The National Guard comprises the Mujahid Force , the Janbaz Force and locally recruited militia and are charged with air defense. Also included are the National Cadet Corps and the Women s Guard . Pakistan Rangers The Rangers are headquartered in Lahore , Punjab Pakistan Punjab and in Karachi , Sindh . This force has a border security role on the international borders of Punjab and Sindh and perform internal security duties as an extension of the Army. This force is organised ... Pakistani Armed Forces Comparative military ranks Pakistan DEFAULTSORT Paramilitary Forces Of Pakistan Category Military of Pakistan Category Paramilitary forces of Pakistan Paramilitary forces of Pakistan simple Paramilitary forces of Pakistan ... more details
Disputed date May 2010 The list of paramilitary groups includes all organized armed groups not officially considered a national military force. Groups are listed alphabetically, with the common name as the primary entry. Multiple entries for multiple names for a group are fine, for the purpose of redirects and easier research. A ABB Abbreviation for the Alex Boncayao Brigade Abu Sayyaf Islamic separatist group in the southern Philippines Aceh Security Disturbance Movement English name by the Indonesian government for the Free Aceh Movement Al Harakut Al Islamiyya Alternate name for Abu Sayyaf Alex Boncayao Brigade Urban militant group of the Communist Party of the Philippines ASG Abbreviation for Abu Sayyaf Group B Barasi Revolusi Nasional National separatist group in Malaysia and Thailand Barisan National Pember Basan Pattani Islamic insurgent group in Malaysia and Thailand Baseej Iran BLA Initialism for the Baloch Liberation Army BNPP Initialism for the Barisan National Pember Basan Pattani BRN Initialism for the Barasi Revolusi Nasional BSF Initialism for the Border Security Force C Cambodian Freedom Fighters Rebel group in Cambodia CFF Initialism for the Cambodian Freedom Fighters Cholana Kangtoap Serei Cheat Kampouchea Cambodian name for the Cambodian Freedom Fighters D E Eastern Shan State Army Group in Burma F Free Aceh Movement Regional separatist group in Aceh , Indonesia Fruit of Islam Military wing of the Nation of Islam G GAM paramilitary group GAM Indonesian acronym for the Free Aceh Movement Gerakin Aceh Merdeka Indonesian name for the Free Aceh Movement I PIRA Abbreviation for the Provisional Irish Republican Army RIRA Abbreviation for the Real Irish Republican Army CIRA Abbreviation for the Continuity Irish Republican Army OIRA Abbreviation for the Official ... Guard SDG , otherwise known as the Serbian Volunteer Guard or Arkan s Tigers. This was a paramilitary ... Volunteer Force Expand list date August 2008 Category Paramilitary organizations ... more details
Paramilitary groups were formed throughout the Weimar Republic in the wake of Germany s defeat in World War I and the ensuing German Revolution . Some were created by political parties to help in recruiting, discipline and in preparation for seizing power. Some were created before World War I . Others were formed by individuals after the war and were called Freikorps Free corps . The party affiliated groups and others were all outside government control, but the Freikorps units were under government control, supply and pay usually through army sources . After World War I, the Wehrmacht German Army was restricted to 100,000 men, so there were a great amount of soldiers suddenly de mobilized. Many of these men were hardened into a Frontgemeinschaft , a front line community. It was a spirit of comraderie that was formed due to the length and horrors of trench warfare of WWI. These paramilitary groups filled a need for many of these soldiers who suddenly lost their family the army. Many of those soldiers were filled with angst, anger and frustration over the loss and horror of the war. Paramilitary groups were quite active in the ill fated Republic, sometimes used to seize power and other times to quell disturbances. Freikorps were used in the Baltic region in 1919 by General R diger von der Goltz to protect German interests against Russia. Other Freikorps members engaged in sabotage acts against French and Belgian occupying forces in the Ruhr in 1923 by blowing up bridges. Yet other freikorps orchestrated the Kapp Putsch and the Beer Hall Putsch . The Communist Party of Germany ..., forming R terepubliken . Other paramilitary groups were used to quell these uprisings. Freikorps events are displayed in the Weimar Timeline . The political parties used their paramilitary groups ... was an umbrella group involving NSDAP paramilitary groups and a freikorp group. It was created .... DEFAULTSORT Weimar Paramilitary Groups Category Military wings of political parties Category Reichswehr ... more details
The Chinese Paramilitary Forces are composed of three main forces, the People s Armed Police PAP , the militia , and the reserve force , and they act as auxiliaries to the People s Liberation Army PLA . They generally perform a wide range of roles. Altogether, the paramilitary has 3,969,000 troops, as of 2006. ref name China cite news title China s Armed Forces, CSIS Page 24 date 2006 07 25 url http www.csis.org media csis pubs 060626 asia balance powers.pdf ref See List of countries by number of total troops . People s Armed Police main People s Armed Police The People s Armed Police Force PAP is a paramilitary police force primarily responsible for law enforcement and internal security nationwide during peacetime. In time of war , the PAP would be used as light infantry to support the PLA. According to the constitution of the PRC, the PAP is one the three integral elements of the Chinese armed forces, along with the People s Liberation Army PLA and the militia and reserve forces. The China s National Defence White Paper published in 2006 claimed that the total strength of the PAP was 660,000 people. Militia China s Militia, a mass force engaged in daily production under the leadership of the Communist Party of China CCP , forms part of the Chinese armed forces. Under the command of the military organs, it undertakes such jobs as war preparation services, security and defense operation tasks and assistance in maintaining social order and public security. ref http english.gov.cn 2005 09 02 content 28491.htm The Components of the Armed Forces , PRC s official website ref History The role of the militia and the degree of party and PLA control over it have varied over the years ... the Cultural Revolution , the Production and Construction Corps was a paramilitary organization of 3 ... also Other paramilitary forces Paramilitary forces of India References reflist loc http lcweb2.loc.gov ... Category Military of the People s Republic of China Category Government paramilitary forces ... more details
by SRS leader Vojislav Seselj. ref In previous wars Bosnia, Croatia there was a small paramilitary organisation ... , the double headed white eagle under a crown. History The White Eagles paramilitary group was formed ... 190 isbn 0198292007 ref War crimes quotation Paramilitary units are responsible for some of the most ... s Tigers Serbian paramilitary Serbian war crimes in the Yugoslav Wars References Reflist 2 External ... 1993 Vreme News Digest Agency No 113 DEFAULTSORT White Eagles Paramilitary Category Paramilitary ... more details
Georgian Horsemen may refer to Georgian horsemen in Wild West Shows Mkhedrioni , a Georgian paramilitary group and political organisation disambig ... more details
FREDS or Freds may refer to Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland Freds paramilitary , a unit of turned insurgents supporting the British military during The Troubles dab ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Foreignchar Korpsfuehrer Korpsf hrer was a Nazi Party Nazi party paramilitary ranks paramilitary rank that was the highest rank used by the National Socialist Motor Corps and the National Socialist Flyers Corps . Translated as Corps Leader , the rank of Korpsf hrer was held by the single officer in command of the entire organization. The rank was the equivalent of the Sturmabteilung title of Stabschef and the rank of Reichsf hrer SS . DEFAULTSORT Korpsfuhrer Category Nazi paramilitary ranks Nazi stub Mil rank stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 The Barisan Nasional Pembebasan Patani is an Islamic separatist movement based in northern Malaysia and with a history of operations in Thailand . The group was formed in 1959 and remains operational. See also List of paramilitary groups Category Paramilitary organizations Paramilitary org stub Islam org stub ca Barisan National Pember Basan Pattani ... more details
unreferenced date November 2007 foreignchar Oberrottenfuehrer Oberrottenf hrer was a Nazi party paramilitary ranks Nazi paramilitary title which was used solely by the Hitler Youth HJ . The rank based on the much more common rank of Rottenf hrer . An HJ Oberrottenf hrer was a close equivalent to a junior corporal position. Category Nazi paramilitary ranks nazi stub ... more details
military and or paramilitary. These numbers are approximations as military forces around the world are constantly ... 4px font size 95 class unsortable Flag State Active Reserve Paramilitary Total Total per 1000 capita ... 93800 reserve 0 paramilitary 0 population 28395716 references ref IISS2010 IISS 2010 , pp. 356 357 ref Number of troops country Albania military Military of Albania active 14295 reserve 0 paramilitary ... Algeria military Military of Algeria active 147000 reserve 150000 paramilitary 187200 population ... Angolan Armed Forces active 107000 reserve 0 paramilitary 10000 population 12799293 references ref ... Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force active 170 reserve 75 paramilitary 0 population 85632 references ref ... Republic active 73100 reserve 0 paramilitary 31240 population 40913584 references ref IISS2010 ... 46684 reserve 210000 paramilitary 4748 population 2967000 references ref IISS2010 IISS 2010 , pp. 174 ... 25000 paramilitary 0 population 21262641 references ref IISS2010 IISS 2010 , pp. 394 396 ref ref Cite ... military Austrian Armed Forces active 27300 reserve 195000 paramilitary 9400 population 8210281 references ... Armed Forces active 66940 reserve 300000 paramilitary 15000 population 8238672 references ref IISS2010 ... Force active 860 reserve 0 paramilitary 0 population 307552 references ref name IISS 2010, p. 67 IISS2010 ... reserve 0 paramilitary 11260 population 728709 references ref IISS2010 IISS 2010 , pp. 246 247 ref Number of troops country Bangladesh military Bangladesh Armed Forces active 157053 reserve 0 paramilitary ... country Barbados military Military of Barbados active 610 reserve 430 paramilitary 0 population ... of Belarus active 72940 reserve 289500 paramilitary 110000 population 9648533 references ref IISS2010 ... 38452 reserve 2040 paramilitary 0 population 10414336 references ref IISS2010 IISS 2010 , pp. 120 121 ref Number of troops country Belize military Military of Belize active 1050 reserve 700 paramilitary ... military Military of Benin active 4750 reserve 0 paramilitary 2500 population 8791832 references ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 The Barisan Revolusi Nasional BRN is a separatist movement based in northern Malaysia and operating in southern Thailand . The group was formed in 1960 and remains active. The group is divided into three main factions BRN Congress , led by Rosa Burako , is the military wing and the most active of the three groups, continuing to conduct military operations currently. BRN Coordinate is a political wing, involved in activities in Malaysia but not active in Thailand. BRN Uram is focused on political and religious activities and was previously led by Hajji Abdul Karim until his death. See also List of paramilitary groups Category Paramilitary organizations Paramilitary org stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Foreignchar Kompaniefuehrer Kompanief hrer is a German paramilitary title that has existed since the First World War . Originally, the title of Kompanief hrer was held by the officer commanding an infantry company most often a Hauptmann or Oberleutnant . After the close of World War I , the title became the first of several officer ranks in the Freikorps . The last usage of Kompanief hrer , as a paramilitary title, was in 1944 and 1945 when the position was held by company commanders of Volkssturm units. Due to the titles use of the word F hrer , the title of Kompanief hrer is no longer employed in the modern day military of Germany . DEFAULTSORT Kompaniefuhrer Category Nazi paramilitary ranks Nazi stub ... more details
MORENA can refer to Movement of National Restoration political party that acted as a legal front for Colombian paramilitary groups in the 1980s. Movement for National Renewal Gabon a political party opposing the rule of President Omar Bongo in Gabon . disambig ... more details
SVG available Hirden insignia.svg Symbol of the paramilitary wing of Nasjonal Samling , Norway s puppet government s Fascism fascist party during the Second World War . badJPEG PD release ... more details
Gaydamak may refer to Alexandre Gaydamak , Russian French businessman Arcadi Gaydamak , Russian Israeli businessman, father of Alexandre Gaydamak Haidamaka , paramilitary bands in 18th century Ukraine disambig ... more details
refer Sammy McCrory born 1924 , footballer for Ipswich Town and Northern Ireland Sam McCrory loyalist , gay rights activist and former UDA paramilitary nicknamed Skelly hndis Maccrory, Sam ... more details
Casta o lang es Chestnut or Chestnut tree can refer to Businesses Casta o bakery , a large Chilean bakery People Carlos Casta o Gil , 1965 2004 the founder of the Peasant Self Defense Forces of C rdoba and Urab ACCU , an extreme right paramilitary organization in Colombia. Catalina Casta o Alvarez , a professional female Colombian tennis player. Jos Vicente Casta o , aka El Profe, a Colombian paramilitary former leader of the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia AUC , a right wing Colombian paramilitary organization. Fidel Casta o Gil , a right wing Colombian drug lord and paramilitary, among the founders of Los Pepes and the Peasant Self Defense Forces of Cordoba and Uraba H ctor Casta o born 1965 , Colombian road cyclist disambig de Casta o es Casta o fr Castano ... more details
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