List of gendarmeries

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A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military component with jurisdiction in civil law enforcement. The term maréchaussée (or marshalcy) may also be used (e.g., Royal Marechaussee) but is now uncommon.

Although pioneered in France, the concept of a gendarmerie was adopted by several other European nations during the Napoleonic Wars.^[1] It remains an integral part of the military establishment in most Francophone states and territories.^[1] A somewhat related phenomenon has been the formation of paramilitary units which fall under the authority of civilian police agencies. Since these are not strictly military forces, however, they are not considered gendarmerie.^[2]

List of active gendarmeries[]

Country or territory	Image	English name	Native-language name	Notes	Refs.
Algeria		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale (الدرك الوطني)
Argentina		Argentine National Gendarmerie	Gendarmería Nacional Argentina
		Argentine Naval Prefecture	Prefectura Naval Argentina
Armenia			Ոստիկանության զորքեր (Vostikanutyan zorqer)
		Armenian Border Guard
Azerbaijan		Internal Troops of Azerbaijan	Azərbaycan Respublikası Daxili Qoşunları
Bahrain		National Guard	الحرس الوطني
		Public Security Forces
Bangladesh		Village Defence Party
Belarus		Internal Troops	Belarusian: Унутраныя войскі (Unutranyja vojski) Russian: Внутренние войска (Vnutrennie voyska)
		State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Benin		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska)		Gendarmerie of Republika Srpska	Жандармерија Републике Српске Žandarmerija Republike Srpske	Bosnia and Herzegovina has two major entity-level ministries of interior, so only Republika Srpska has gendarmerie type unit formed in September 2019.
Brazil		Military Police	Polícia Militar	Brazilian states have their own gendarmeries and federal government has a National Public Security Force, a department formed with personnel from states' Military Police Forces, Military Firefighters Corps and Civil Police.
Burkina Faso		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Burundi		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Cambodia		Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia	កងរាជអាវុធហត្ថ
Cameroon		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Canada		Royal Canadian Mounted Police	Gendarmerie royale du Canada
		Canadian Forces Military Police	Police militaire des Forces canadiennes	Sworn as peace officers who can arrest civilians on military bases.
Central African Republic		Gendarmerie
Chad		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Chile		Carabineros of Chile	Carabineros de Chile	The police of streets, roads and borders.
		Chilean Gendarmerie	Gendarmería de Chile	The police of prisons and courts of justice. The national prison service of Chile.
China		People's Armed Police	Zhōngguó Rénmín Wǔzhuāng Jǐngchá Bùduì (中国人民武装警察部队)	The PAP perform military-civilian police duties. The PAP is a component of the Paramilitary forces of China.
Colombia		Corps of Carabiners Mobile Carabinier Squadrons	Cuerpo de Carabineros Escuadrones Móviles de Carabineros
Comoros
Republic of the Congo		[fr]
Djibouti		Djiboutian National Gendarmerie
Egypt		Central Security Forces		A separate force known as the Egyptian Gendarmerie was created in 1882 and continued in existence until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1952. In 2014 it was announced that the Gendarmerie were to be recreated, initially for policing and security duties in certain districts of Cairo.
France		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
		Maritime Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Maritime	The maritime coast guard wing of the National Gendarmerie.
		National Guard	Garde nationale
Gabon		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau			Guarda Nacional	Created in 2010 through the merger of several former security agencies. Modeled on the Portuguese National Republican Guard and other similar organizations.
India		Assam Rifles
		Border Security Force
		Central Industrial Security Force
		Central Reserve Police Force
		Indo-Tibetan Border Police
		Sashastra Seema Bal
		Special Frontier Force		The Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Sashastra Seema Bal and Special Frontier Force are components of the paramilitary forces of India. The Central Reserve Police Force, including its specialized wing the Rapid Action Force.
Iran		Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq		National Police		Not to be confused with civilian Iraqi Police Service, although at present both are highly militarized.
		Facilities Protection Service
Iraqi Kurdistan		Zeravani	Zêrevanî (زێرەڤانی)	Under the operational control of the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Interior, but are part of the Peshmerga armed forces of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Israel		Israel Border Police	Mishmar HaGvul (משמר הגבול)
Italy		Corps of Carabineers	Arma dei Carabinier	The Carabinieri is a component of the Italian Armed Forces.
		Finance Guard/ Customs	Guardia di Finanza
Ivory Coast
Jordan		General Directorate of Gendarmerie	General Directorate of Gendarmerie (قوات الدرك الأردني)
Kuwait		National Guard	الحرس الوطني الكويتي
Lebanon		Internal Security Forces	Internal Security Forces - ISF (قوى الأمن الداخلي)	Nicknamed "El Darak"
Lithuania		Public Security Service	Viešojo saugumo tarnyba (VST)
Madagascar		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Mali		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Malaysia		Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Mauritania		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
		National Guard
Mauritius		Special Mobile Force		Armed paramilitary wing of the Mauritius Police Force
Mexico		National Guard	Guardia Nacional	The National Guard was created in 2019 by merging the Federal Police (including the National Gendarmerie).
Moldova		Carabinier Troops	Trupele de Carabinieri
		Moldovan Border Police
Monaco		Prince's Company of Carabiniers	Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince	The Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers provide an armed support service.
Mongolia		National Police Agency
Morocco		Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Royale (الدرك الملكي)
		Auxiliary Forces
Netherlands		Royal Marechaussee	Koninklijke Marechaussee
Niger		National Gendarmerie
		National Guard of Niger
Nigeria		Nigerian Mobile Police		Armed paramilitary wing of the Nigerian Police Force
		Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
Pakistan		Balochistan Levies		The Balochistan Levies are a paramilitary force in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
		Frontier Constabulary		The Frontier Constabulary is a component of the paramilitary forces of Pakistan.
		Frontier Corps		The Frontier Corps are a component of the paramilitary forces of Pakistan.
		Gilgit Baltistan Scouts		The Gilgit Baltistan Scouts are a component of the paramilitary forces of Pakistan.
		Kharan Rifles		The Kharan Rifles are a paramilitary unit of the Pakistan federal government.
		Malakand Levies		The Malakand Levies are a paramilitary force in the Pakistani province of Pakhtunkhwa, Malakand Division.
		National Guard of Pakistan		The Pakistan National Guard is a paramilitary reserve unit of the Pakistan Army.
		Pakistan Rangers		The Pakistan Ranges are paramilitary law enforcement organisation. The Pakistan Rangers are a component of the paramilitary forces of Pakistan.
Poland		Military Gendarmerie	Żandarmeria Wojskowa
Portugal		National Republican Guard	Guarda Nacional Republicana
Romania		Romanian Gendarmerie	Jandarmeria Română
Qatar			لخويا
Russia		Military Police	Военная полиция
		Russian National Guard
San Marino		Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino	Gendarmeria
Senegal		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Serbia		Gendarmery	Žandarmerija (Жандармерија)
Spain		Civil Guard	Guardia Civil
Switzerland		Border Guard Corps Federal Office of Police		Both have civilian status. (The cantonal police of the French-speaking cantons are called gendarmerie, but do not fit any of the criteria.)
Taiwan		Military Police	中華民國憲兵	may be mobilized by prosecutors to investigate civilian crimes
Tajikistan		Internal Troops	Қӯшунҳои дохилӣ
Thailand		Border Patrol Police	ตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน	civilian police status both have paramilitary police and border guard
Togo		National Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Nationale
Tunisia		National Guard	Garde Nationale
Turkey		Gendarmerie General Command	Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı
Turkmenistan		Internal Troops	Türkmenistanyň içeri işler edaralarynyň işgärlerine
		State Border Service of Turkmenistan
Ukraine		National Guard	Національна гвардія України (Natsionalna hvardiia Ukrainy)
		State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
United States		United States Coast Guard		The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, law enforcement, and military service branch of the United States Armed Forces[3] and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties.
Vatican City		Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City	Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano	General responsibility for security and public order which encompasses all regular police duties, including border control, crime prevention and investigation, and enforcement of financial and commercial regulations.
Vanuatu		Vanuatu Mobile Force
Vietnam		Vietnam People's Public Security	Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam
Yemen		Special Security Forces
Europe		European Gendarmerie Force	French: Force de gendarmerie européenne Italian: Forza di Gendarmeria Europea Portuguese: Força de Gendarmaria Europeia Spanish: Fuerza de Gendarmería Europea	Formed by seven members of the European Union: France, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. The European Gendarmerie Force was created as an intervention force at the service of the EU, the NATO, the UN, the OSCE, or other “ad hoc” alliances. It is characterized by its robustness, and quick deployability, and it specializes in the management of crisis areas. Lithuania is currently a Partner Member, and Turkey has Observer status.[4]

Ranks[]

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Officers ranks

Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Argentine National Gendarmerie v t
					Director Nacional		Subdirector Nacional		Comandante General		Comandante Mayor		Comandante Principal		Comandante		Segundo Comandante		Alferez Primero			Alferez			Subalferez
Argentine Naval Prefecture v t
					Prefecto General (Prefecto Nacional Naval)		Prefecto General (Subprefecto Nacional Naval)		Prefecto General		Prefecto Mayor		Prefecto Principal		Prefecto		Subprefecto		Oficial Principal			Oficial Auxiliar			Oficial Ayudante
Brazilian Military Police[5] v t
							Comandante geral		Comandante adjunto		Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente			Aspirante à oficial						Aluno 3° ano		Aluno 2° ano		Aluno 1° ano	Aluno CSTAPM
Burkinabè National Gendarmerie v t
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia v t
			នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ neay uttamseni		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក uttamseniek		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ uttamsenito		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី uttamsenit		វរសេនីយ៍ឯក vorseniek		វរសេនីយ៍ទោ vorsenito		វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី vorsenit		អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក anouseniek		អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ anousenito			អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី anouseni trei			នាយចំណង់
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant			Officer cadet
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t
							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Carabineros de Chile v t
			General Director		General Inspector		General				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente			Aspirante a oficial
Chilean Gendarmerie v t
			Director nacional		Subdirector operativo						Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente 1°		Teniente 2°		Subteniente		Aspirante a oficial
People's Armed Police v
			General 上将 shàngjiàng		Lieutenant General 中将 zhōngjiàng		Major General 少将 shàojiàng				Senior Colonel 大校 dàxiào	Colonel 上校 shàngxiào	Lieutenant Colonel 中校 zhōngxiào		Major 少校 shàoxiào		Captain 上尉 shàngwèi		First Lieutenant 中尉 zhōngwèi			Second Lieutenant 少尉 shàowèi			Officer Cadet 学员 xuéyuán
Congolese Gendarmerie[6] v t
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant			Aspirant
French Gendarmerie v
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Chef d'Escadron		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Élève-officier
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Iranian Law Enforcement Force v t
			General ارتشبد		Lieutenant general سپهبد		Major general سرلشگر		Brigadier general سرتیپ	Second brigadier general سرتیپ د��م	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		First lieutenant ستوان یکم		Second lieutenant ستوان دوم		Third lieutenant ستوان سوم		Amin Police Academy Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه انتظامی امین
Israel Border Police v t
							ניצב Nitzav		תת ניצב Tat nitzav		ניצב משנה Nitzav mishneh		סגן ניצב Sgan nitzav		רב פקד Rav pakad		פקד Pakad		מפקח Mefake'ah			מפקח משנה Mefake'ah mishneh			צוער
Italian Carabinieri[7] v t
			Comandante generale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri		Vicecomandante generale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri	Generale di Corpo d'Armata	Generale di Divisione		Generale di Brigata		Colonnello Commanding officer	Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello Commanding officer	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore Commanding officer	Maggiore	Primo capitano	Capitano	Tenente Commanding officer		Tenente		Sottotenente								Allievo Ufficiale
Italian Guardia di Finanza v t
			Generale di Corpo d'Armata Commandante generale della Guardia di Finanza		Generale di Corpo d'Armata Commandante in seconda della Guardia di Finanza	Generale di Corpo d'Armata	Generale di Divisione		Generale di Brigata		Colonnello		Tenente Colonnello		Maggiore		Primo capitano	Capitano	Tenente			Sottotenente									Allievo Ufficiale
Mauritius Police Force v
					Commissioner		Deputy Commissioner		Assistant Commissioner		Superintendent		Assistant Superintendent		Deputy Assistant Superintendent		Chief Inspector		Inspector			Cadet Officer
Mexican National Guard v t
					Commissioner General Comisario General		Chief Commissioner Comisario Jefe		Commissioner Comisario		Inspector General Inspector General		Chief Inspector Inspector Jefe		Inspector Inspector		Subinspector 1st Class Subinspector Primero	Subinspector 2nd Class Subinspector Segundo	Officer Oficial			Subofficer Suboficial
Army of Monaco v t
											Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous lieutenant			Assistant
Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie v t
					Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Eleve Officier
Royal Marechaussee[8] v t
					Luitenant-generaal		Generaal-majoor		Brigade-generaal		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel		Majoor		Kapitein		Eerste-luitenant			Tweede-luitenant			Kornet
National Gendarmerie of Niger[9] v t
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Commandant		Captaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant			Aspirant
Żandarmeria wojskowa v t
									Generał brygady		Pułkownik		Podpułkownik		Major		Kapitan		Porucznik			Podporucznik									Podchorąży
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
National Republican Guard[10] v t
					Tenente-general Comandante-general	Tenente-general	Major-general				Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Tenente			Alferes			Aspirante
Jandarmeria Română v t
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino v t
									Generale Brigata		Colonnello		Tenente Colonnello		Maggiore		Capitano		Tenente			Sottotenente
Senegalese Gendarmerie v t
					Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Spanish Civil Guard v t
					Teniente general		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez			Caballero Alférez Cadete						Alférez Alumno 3º		Alférez Alumno 2º		Alférez Alumno 1º
Turkish Gendarmerie v																															Various [a]
			Orgeneral		Korgeneral		Tümgeneral		Tuğgeneral		Albay		Yarbay		Binbaşı		Yüzbaşı		Üsteğmen		Teğmen		Asteğmen								Harbiyeli
Republic of China Military Police v t
					Lieutenant general 中將		Major general 少將				Colonel 上校		Lieutenant colonel 中校		Major 少校		Captain 上尉		Lieutenant 中尉		Second lieutenant 少尉		Third lieutenant 尉		Officer cadet 軍校生
United States Coast Guard v t																									Various
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral (lower half)		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign			Cadet / officer candidate
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t
							Major general Bigfala Jenerol		Brigadier		Colonel Kolonel		Lieutenant colonel Lietnen Kolonel		Major Bigfala		Captain Kapten		First lieutenant Fas Lietnen			Second lieutenant Seken Lietnen			Officer cadet
Gendarmerie of Vatican City v t
					Ispettore generale		Dirigente generale		Dirigente superiore		Primo dirigente		Dirigente		Commissario		Vice commissario
Vietnam People's Public Security v t
			Police general[note 1] (Đại tướng Công an)	Police colonel general[note 2] (Thượng tướng Công an)	Police lieutenant general[note 3] (Trung tướng Công an)		Police major general[note 4] (Thiếu tướng Công an)		Police senior colonel[note 5] (Đại tá Công an)		Police colonel[note 6] (Thượng tá Công an)		Police lieutenant colonel[note 7] (Trung tá Công an)		Police major[note 8] (Thiếu tá Công an)		Police captain (Đại úy Công an)		Police senior lieutenant (Thượng úy Công an)		Police lieutenant (Trung úy Công an)		Police junior lieutenant (Thiếu úy Công an)		Police officer students (Học viên Đại học, Cao đẳng Công an)		Police NCO students (Học viên Trung cấp, Sơ cấp Công an)
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

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Enlisted ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Argentine National Gendarmerie v t																													No insignia
	Suboficial Mayor						Suboficial Principal		Sargento Ayudante		Sargento Primero						Sargento						Cabo Primero				Cabo		Agente
Argentine Naval Prefecture v t
	Ayudante mayor						Ayudante principal		Ayudante de primero		Ayudante de segundo						Ayudante de tercera						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Marinero
Brazilian Military Police[5] v t
	Subtenente										Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Terceiro-sargento			Aluno sargento		Cabo				Soldado primeira classe						Soldado segunda classe
Burkinabè National Gendarmerie v t																							None
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal des Logis-Chef						Maréchal des Logis																		Gendarme
Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia v t
	ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក						ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ		ពលបាលឯក		ពលបាលទោ						ពលបាលត្រី						នាយឯក				នាយទោ		ពលឯក						ពលទោ
	Warrant Officer						Command Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Lance corporal		Gendarm 1st Class						Gendarm
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t
									Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergeant										Corporal		Private First Class						Private (rank)
Carabineros de Chile v t
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Carabinero
Chilean Gendarmerie v t																																			No insignia
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo	Cabo	Gendarme primero			Gendarme segundo			Gendarme
People's Armed Police v																											No equivalent
	Master sergeant class one 一级军士长 yījí jūnshìzhǎng			Master sergeant class two 二级军士长 èrjí jūnshìzhǎng			Master sergeant class three 三级军士长 sānjí jūnshìzhǎng		Master sergeant class four 四级军士长 sìjí jūnshìzhǎng		Sergeant first class 上士 shàngshì						Sergeant 中士 zhōngshì						Corporal 下士 xiàshì						Private first class 上等兵 shàngděngbīng						Private 列兵 lièbīng
Congolese Gendarmerie[6] v t																							None												No insignia
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Maréchal des logis-chef						Maréchal des logis																		Èleve gendarme
French Gendarmerie v t									No equivalent
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Gendarme				Gendarme sous contrat	Gendarme Adjoint Maréchal-des-logis	Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier Chef				Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier		Gendarme Adjoint première classe						Gendarme Adjoint
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Iranian Law Enforcement Force v t
	Command sergeant major استوار یکم						Sergeant major استوار دوم		First sergeant گروهبان یکم		Second sergeant گروهبان دوم						Third sergeant گروهبان سوم						Corporal سرجوخه				Specialist سرباز یکم		Private first class سرباز دوم						Private سرباز
Israel Border Police v t
	רב נגד Rav nagad			רב סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhir			רב סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב סמל Rav samal		סמל ראשון Samal rishon						סמל שני Samal sheni						רב שוטר Rav shoter						שוטר Shoter
Italian Carabinieri[11][12][13] v t																													No equivalent
	Primo luogotenente c.s. s.u.p.s	Luogotenente s.u.p.s.	Primo Maresciallo		Maresciallo Capo		Maresciallo Ordinario	Maresciallo	Sergente Maggiore Capo		Sergente Maggiore						Sergente						Appuntato scelto q.s.	Appuntato scelto	Appuntato	Carabiniere scelto	Carabiniere
Italian Guardia di Finanza v t																													No equivalent
	Luogotenente s.u.p.s.		Maresciallo Aiutante s.u.p.s		Maresciallo Capo		Maresciallo Ordinario	Maresciallo	Brigadiere Capo		Brigadiere						Vice Brigadiere						Appuntato scelto		Appuntato	Finanziere scelto	Finanziere
Mauritius Police Force v
											Sergeant												Corporal						Constable
Mexican National Guard v t
									Senior Agent Agente Mayor								Agent Agente						Deputy Agent Subagente												National guardsman Guardia Nacional
Army of Monaco v t
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant		Maréchal-des-logis-major		Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Maréchal-des-logis										Brigadier		Carabinier de première classe						Carabinier de deuxième classe
Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie v t
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent
Royal Marechaussee[8] v t
	Adjudant								Opperwachtmeester		Wachtmeester der 1e klasse						Wachtmeester						Marechaussee der 1e klasse				Marechaussee der 2e klasse		Marechaussee der 3e klasse						Marechaussee der 4e klasse
National Gendarmerie of Niger[9] v t
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal des logis chef						Maréchal des logis						Gendarme de 1re classe				Gendarme de 2e classe		Gendarme de 3e classe						Gendarme de 4e classe	Gendarme auxiliaire
Żandarmeria wojskowa v t
	Starszy chorąży sztabowy			Starszy chorąży			Chorąży		Młodszy chorąży		Starszy sierżant						Sierżant						Plutonowy		Starszy kapral		Kapral		Starszy szeregowy						Szeregowy
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
National Republican Guard[10] v t
	Sargento-mor						Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Furriel			Cabo-mor		Cabo-chefe		Cabo-de-curso		Cabo			Guarda Principal			Guarda
Jandarmeria Română v t
	Plutonier adjutant șef			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal				Fruntaş		Jandarm
Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino v t
	Maresciallo										Brigadiere						Vice-brigadiere										Appuntato								Gendarme
Senegalese Gendarmerie v t																							None
	Adjutant-major			Adjutant-chef			Adjutant				Maréchal des logis-chef						Maréchal des logis												Gendarme
Spanish Civil Guard v t
	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero				Cabo		Guardia Civil de Primera (Rank in abeyance)						Guardia Civil </noinclude> Enlisted Men[] Astsubay Kıdemli Başçavuş Astsubay Başçavuş Astsubay Kıdemli Üstçavuş Astsubay Üstçavuş Astsubay Kıdemli Çavuş Astsubay Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Sekizinci Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Yedinci Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Altıncı Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Beşinci Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Dördüncü Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Üçüncü Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma İkinci Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Birinci Kademeli Çavuş Uzman Jandarma Çavuş Uzman Çavuş Uzman Onbaşı
Republic of China Military Police v t
	Master sergeant first class 一等士官長						Master sergeant second class 二等士官長		Master sergeant third class 三等士官長		Staff sergeant 上士						Sergeant 中士						Corporal 下士				Specialist 上等兵		Private first class 一等兵						Private 二等兵
U.S. Coast Guard v t
	Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard		Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve	Command master chief petty officer	Master chief petty officer		Senior chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer first class						Petty officer second class						Petty officer third class				Seaman		Seaman apprentice						Seaman recruit
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant Staf Sajen		Sergeant Sajen												Corporal Kofol				Lance Corporal		Constable Polis				Recruit Rikrut
Gendarmerie of Vatican City v t
									Ispettore								Vice ispettore						Brigadiere		Vice brigadiere								Gendarme
Vietnam People's Public Security v t
							Sergeant major (Thượng sĩ Công an)				Sergeant (Trung sĩ Công an)												Corporal (Hạ sĩ Công an)						Constable 1st class (Chiến sĩ bậc 1 Công an)						Constable 2nd class (Chiến sĩ bậc 2 Công an)
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

List of former gendarmeries[]

Country or territory	English name	Native-language name	Formed	Disbanded	Notes	Refs.
Afghanistan	Defenders of the Revolution	Sarandoy	~1980	~1988	Formed and employed under the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Albania	International Gendarmerie		1913	1914
	Royal Albanian Gendarmerie	Xhandarmëria Mbretërore e Shqipëris	1924	~1939	Formed as a counterweight to the Royal Albanian Army, it employed British advisors on its staff and with the units
	Royal Border Guard		1929	1939	The Royal Border Guards were a component of the Royal Albanian Army
Australia	Australian native police
Austria	Imperial and Royal Gendarmerie	k.k. Gendarmerie	1849	1918	Gendarmerie of Cisleithanian part of Austria-Hungary
	Federal Gendarmerie	Bundesgendarmerie	1918	2005	Renamed k.k. Gendarmerie, dissolved under occupation from 1938 to 1945. Merged with other agencies to form new Bundespolizei in 2005
	B-Gendarmerie		1949	1955	The precursor of the Austrian Armed Forces
Azerbaijan	Special Purpose Police Unit		1990	1995
Belgium	Belgian Gendarmerie	French: Gendarmerie Dutch: Rijkswacht	1796	2001	Was formed under French rule in what now is Belgian territory, even before the establishment of Belgium itself (1830). Merged with federal and local police to form a new policing system
	Garde Civique		1830	1920
Belarus	Byelorussian Auxiliary Police		1941	1944
Belgian Congo	Force Publique		1886	1960
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Gendarmerie	Zhandarmeriya			The Bulgarian Gendarmerie was disbanded by the country's General Directorate of Police, and its personnel were absorbed into various specialized police units.
Canada	North-West Mounted Police		1873	1920
Qing dynasty	Green Standard Army		1644	1912
Colombia	National Gendarmerie Corps	Cuerpo de Gendarmeria Nacional	1906	1909	Created to function decentralized from the National Police command and more militarized regime, managed by the Ministry of War. In 1909 General Jorge Holguín suppressed the National Gendarmerie Corps and gave the provincial governors the authority to organize police services at their own will
Costa Rica	Costa Rican Civil Guard	Guardia Civil de Costa Rica	1949	1996
Cyprus	Cyprus Military Police		1880	1935
Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakian Gendarmerie		1918	1942	Managed by the Ministry of Interior. In 1942 merged with police and fire brigades. After the liberation in 1945 created a unified police force—the Corps of National Security (SNB)—that amalgamated gendarmerie, police and intelligence.
	State Defence Guard		1936	1939
Cretan State	Cretan Gendarmerie	Κρητική Χωροφυλακή, Kritiki Chorofylaki	1899	1916
Denmark	Border Gendarmerie	Grænsegendarmeriet	1838	1958
	The Blue Gendarms	De Blå Gendarmer	1885	1897
	The Royal Danish West Indies Gendarmerie Corps	Det Kongelige Dansk Vestindiske Gendarmerikorps	1907	1917
Dutch East Indies	Marshal Corps On Foot	Korps Marechaussee te voet	1890	1942
Estonia	Estonian Border Guard	Eesti Piirivalve	1922	2010
	Estonian Auxiliary Police		1941	1944
Ethiopia	Ethiopian Gendarmery	Zabagna	1916	1936	Included the Kebur Zabagna Imperial Guard
Vichy France	Moblie Reserve Groups	Group Mobile de Réserve	1941	1944
Gambia	Gambia Constabulary		1866	1965
	Gambia Regiment		1901	1958
Georgia	Internal Troops of Georgia		1991	2004
German Empire	Field Gendarmerie	Feldgendarmerie	1866	1918	Military police units of the army of the German Empire.
Weimar Republic	Security Police	Sicherheitspolizei	1919	1935	Paramilitary anti-riot police
Nazi Germany	Field Gendarmerie	Feldgendarmerie	1933	1945	Military police units of the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany.
	Special Service	Sonderdienst	1940	1944	Paramilitary units for the suppression of occupied Poland
	Police Regiment Centre		1941	1942
	Protection Squad	Schutzmannschaft (SchuMa)	1941	1944	Collaborationist auxiliary police of native policemen serving in occupied areas of the Soviet Union and the Baltic states
East Germany	Border Troops	Grenztruppen der DDR	1946	1990	Border troops of East Germany
	Barracked People's Police	Kasernierte Volkspolizei	1948	1956	Paramilitary police, the precursor of the East German Army
	People's Police Alert Units	Volkspolizei-Bereitschaft (VPB)	1953	1990	Paramilitary units of the Volkspolizei (VoPo)
Germany	Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie, Landjägerei (rural ranger), Landpolizei (rural police), Dragoner, Husaren and other denominations	19th century	mid-20th century	Due to the distinctive autonomy of the German states, every state has his own history of establishing and denomination. In Prussia for example it was called Royal Prussian State Gendarmerie
	Federal Border Guard	Bundesgrenzschutz	1951	2005	The precursor of the Bundeswehr, renamed in Bundespolizei (Federal Police) in 2005
Greece	Hellenic Gendarmerie	Ελληνική Χωροφυλακή, Elliniki Chorofylaki	1833	1984	Merged with the City Police and formed the current Hellenic Police
	Roman Legion		1941	1943
	Security Battalions		1943	1944
	National Guard Defence Battalions		1948	1982
Haiti	Gendarmerie of Haiti		1915	1928
	Tonton Macoute		1959	1986
Honduras	Gendarmerie of Honduras	Gendarmería de Honduras	1866	1882
Hungary	Hungarian Royal Gendarmerie	Magyar Királyi Csendőrség	1881	1945	Until 1918 Gendarmerie of Transleithanian part of Austria-Hungary; disbanded by the Interim National Government after WWII because Hungarian Royal Gendarmerie took part in the Holocaust by gathering the Hungarian Jews and giving them to the Nazi German forces.
Law Enforcement and Public Safety Service	Rendészeti Biztonsági Szolgálat	2004	2008	Couple years after the fall of the communist regime, a new gendarmerie-type police force within the frameworks of the Hungarian National Police:, Rendészeti Biztonsági Szolgálat was formed and existed between 2004 and 2008.
Indonesia	Indonesian National Police	Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia	1946	2000	For part of its history (1946–2000), it was a service branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces under the Department of Defense and Security. Since 2000 it operates as an independent civilian police under direct command of the President.
Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran Gendarmerie	ژاندارمری (Zhāndārmerī)	1979	1990	Persian Central Government Gendarmerie 1911–1921, Amniyeh Kol-e Mamlekati 1921–1943; GENMISH 1943–1957; State Gendarmerie 1957–1979; gendarmerie dissolved in 1990
	Qarasuran
Ireland	Royal Irish Constabulary[14]		1822	1922	Royal added to the name in 1867.[15]
	Criminal Investigation Department		1921	1923
Kingdom of Italy	Blackshirts		1923	1943
	Guardia alla Frontiera		1934	1954	The Guardia alla Frontiera was part of the Italian Army.
Italian East Africa	Italian African Police	Polizia dell'Africa Italiana	1936	1941	Operated throughout Italian East Africa
Italian colonies of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, Eritrea and Italian Somaliland	Zapti��		1889	1942
Italian Social Republic	National Republican Guard	Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana	1943	1945	Formed by the Italian Social Republic
	Black Brigades		1944	1945
Japan	Corps of Law Soldiers (lit)	Kempeitai	1881	1945	Part of the Imperial Japanese Army
	Naval Secret Police	Tokkeitai, 特警隊		1945	The Imperial Japanese Navy's military police, they were equivalent to the Imperial Japanese Army's Kempeitai. They were also the smallest military police service.
	Special Higher Police	(特別高等警察, Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu	1911	1945	Often shortened to Tokkō (特高, Tokkō ?), established specifically to investigate and control political groups and ideologies deemed to be a threat to public order. Its main function was as a civilian counterpart to the military's Kempeitai.
	National Police Reserve		1950	1952	National force in Japan until formation of JSDF and NPA
Kazakhstan	Internal Troops of Kazakhstan		1992	2014
Kingdom of Laos	Royal Lao Police		1949	1975
Latvia	Latvian Auxiliary Police		1941	1944
Lithuania	Lithuanian TDA Battalions		1941	1941	Predecessor to the Lithuanian Auxiliary Police
	Lithuanian Auxiliary Police Battalions		1941	1944
	Lithuanian Security Police		1941	1944
Luxembourg	Grand Ducal Gendarmerie	Gendarmerie Grand-Ducale	1733	2000	Dissolved under Nazi occupation from 1940 to 1944. Merged on 1 January 2000 with local Police to form the new Grand Ducal Police
Mexico	Rural Guard	Guardia Rural	1861	1914	In modern Mexico, the name is applied to the part-time Rural Defence Corps.
	National Gendarmerie	Gendarmeria Nacional	1877	1970	It was a body that has militarized police functions whose jurisdiction in large urban areas.
Mongolia	Internal Troops of Mongolia		1995	2013
Portugal Mozambique (Portuguese Province)	Republican Guard of Lourenço Marques	Guarda Republicana de Lourenço Marques	1913	1924	Replaced both the former military Guarda Cívica (Civic Guard) and the Civil Police of Lourenço Marques.
	Police Guard of the Mozambique Company	Guarda Policial da Companhia de Moçambique	1914	1925	Military and police force of the territory under administration of the Mozambique Company (Territory of Manica and Sofala). Replaced by the Police Forces of the Mozambique Company (Forças Policiais da Companhia de Moçambique).
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	Royal Ulster Constabulary		1922	2001
	Ulster Special Constabulary		1920	1970
Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)	Northern Rhodesia Police		1889	1964
Norway	Statspolitiet		1941	1945
Ottoman Empire	Ottoman Gendarmerie		1869
Pakistan	Gilgit Scouts		1889	1975
	Swat Levies		1895
	Federal Security Force		1972	1977
	Mehran Force		1942	1995
Palestine (British Mandate)	British Gendarmerie		1920	1926	Replaced by the Transjordan Frontier Force on 1 April
Peru	Peruvian Gendarmerie	Gendarmería Nacional del Perú	1852	1924	Became the basis of the Civil Guard.
	Republican Guard			1991
Philippines	Guardia Civil en las Filipinas		1868	1898	The Guardia Civil en las Filipinas (Spanish) translated to the "Civil Guard in the Philippines" was the branch of the Civil Guard organised under the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines and a component of the Spanish Army.
	Philippine Constabulary	Hukbóng Pamayapà ng Pilipinas	1901	1991	Absorbed the Integrated National Police on 1 January 1991 to form the present-day Philippine National Police.
Poland	Border Protection Corps		1924	1939
	Internal Security Corps		1945	1965
	Territorial Defense Forces		1965	2008
	ZOMO		1956	1989
Portugal	Fiscal Guard	Guarda Fiscal	1885	1993	It was military force controlled by the Portuguese Ministry of Finance, responsible for the tax and customs law enforcement and border surveillance. In 1993, it became part of the National Republican Guard, as the Fiscal Brigade.
Portuguese India	Police and Supervion Corps of India	Corpo de Polícia e Fiscalização da Índia	1924	1946	Transformed in the entirely civilian Polícia do Estado da Índia (State of India Police) in 1946.
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)	British South African Police		1889	1980
Russia	Internal Troops of Russia		1992	2016
Russian Empire	Customs Guards		1782	1832	Under the regional authorities or, since 1802, Ministry of Finance
	[ru]		1811	1864	Part of the Russian Imperial Army. Special Corps of Internal Guards since 1816
	Border Guards		1832	1893	Under the Ministry of Finance
	[ru]		1893	1918	Part of the Russian Imperial Army under the Ministry of Finance in peacetime
	Special Corps of Gendarmes	Отдельный корпус жандармов	1836	1917	Part of the Russian Imperial Army under the 3rd Section until 1880, under the Police Department of Russia afterwards
United States Occupation Zone of West Germany and Austria	United States Constabulary	-	1946	1952
Kingdom of Saxony	Feldgendarmerie		1810	1812	Military police units of the army of the kingdom of Saxony.
Serbia	Pećanac Chetniks		1941	1943
	Serbian Volunteer Corps		1941	1945
	Belgrade Special Police		1941	1945
	Serbian State Guard		1942	1945
	Special Police Units		1994	2001
South Africa	Natal Border Guard		1878	1879
	Cape Mounted Police		1882	1913
	South African Republic Police		1886	1902
	South African Constabulary		1900	1908
South West Africa (Namibia)	Koevoet		1979	1989	Light infantry, counter-insurgency branch of the South West African Police
Soviet Union	Internal Troops		1919	1991
	KGB Security Troops
	Soviet Border Troops		1918	1992
Spain	Carabineros		1829	1940
	Assault Guard	Guardia de Asalto	1932	1939
	National Republican Guard	Guardia Nacional Republicana	1936	1937
	Armed Police Corps		1939	1979
Syria	Syrian Gendarmerie		1921	1958	Formed by the French to combat local insurgencies,[16] and maintained as late as 1958.[17]
Thailand	Royal Siamese Provincial Gendarmerie		1897	1915	Formed in 1897 by Danish mercenaries, integrated with the Royal Thai Police in 1915.[18]
	Wild Tiger Corps		1911	1925
Ukraine	Free Cossacks		1917	1918
	Ukrainian People's Militia		1941	1941	Predecessor to the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police
	Ukrainian Auxiliary Police		1941	1944
	Internal Troops of Ukraine		1992	2014
	Berkut		1992	2014
United States Indian Territory	Lighthorse	?			The name given by the Five Civilized Tribes of the United States to their mounted police force. The US Army's cavalry performed gendarme duties until the advent of law and order.
Vatican City	Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City	Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano	1816	1974	Formed 1816. Replaced by a civilian Central Security Office, in 1970, which itself became the Corpo di Vigilanza dello Stato della Città del Vaticano in 1991. Was restored as the Gendarmerie in 2002.
South Vietnam	Republic of Vietnam National Police		1962	1975
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia		1944	1953