refimprove date August 2010 A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military , but which is not considered part of a State polity state s formal armed forces . ref name Reference OED paramilitary cite book chapter paramilitary title Oxford English Dictionary publisher Oxford University Press edition 3rd date June 2005 online version June 2011 url http oed.com search?searchType dictionary&q paramilitary accessdate 2011 09 13 quote Designating, of, or relating to a force or unit whose function and organization are analogous or ancillary to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having professional or legitimate status. 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 Irregular military forces militia s, guerrilla warfare guerrilla s, insurgency insurgent s, and so forth The auxiliary forces of a state s military Private military companies Mercenary Mercenaries Some kinds of police forces , e.g. auxiliary police Gendarmerie s, e.g. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Gendarmerie royale du Canada , Egyptian Central Security Forces ... SA , and Hitlerjugend HJ of Nazi Germany See also Portal Military history Category Paramilitary organizations Category Rebel militia groups Weimar paramilitary groups Paramilitary forces ... http www.hrw.org reports 2000 colombia Human Rights Watch, Colombia and Military Paramilitary Links http www.paramilitarynews.com Paramilitary News http www.globalsecurity.org military world para ... Category Irregular military Category Paramilitary organizations Category Military terminology ar ... simple Paramilitary sh Paravojna formacija fi Puolisotilaallisuus sv Paramilit r ta ... 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
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 organization National Union Portugal Makapili . Several fascist movements took their cue ... the L ncieri . Some fascist movements have also established paramilitary youth organizations ... 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
For police forces formerly considered paramilitary forces, see Central Armed Police Forces and State Armed Police Forces Image 67pc.jpg thumb right 300px Special Frontier Force training According to the official definition adopted in 2011, Paramilitary Forces refers to three organisations which assist the Indian Armed Forces particularly closely and are led by officers of the Indian Army or Indian Navy . They are ref name reportmysignalpm.blogspot.com http reportmysignalpm.blogspot.com 2011 07 central police forces and state armed.html ref The Assam Rifles AR 50,000 personnel br led by Indian Army officers reporting to the Ministry of Home Affairs India Ministry of Home Affairs The Special Frontier Force SFF 10,000 personnel br led by Indian Army officers reporting to Research and Analysis Wing Indian Intelligence The Indian Coast Guard 5,400 personnel 29 stations br usually led by Indian Navy officers and reporting to the Ministry of Defence India Ministry of Defence . The term paramilitary ... the Indian Army to provide definitive terminology. An extremely narrow definition of paramilitary .... The Rashtriya Rifles are not a paramilitary force but part of the Indian Army. Former usage Paramilitary ..., many forces adopted their own terminology. In addition to the use of the word paramilitary , other terms included Central Police Organisations CPO , Central Paramilitary Forces CPMF or CPF , Paramilitary ... to avoid accountability. A very limited definition of paramilitary was therefore introduced on the army s initiative. Assam Rifles The Assam Rifles can trace their lineage back to a paramilitary police .... Special Frontier Force The Special Frontier Force SFF is a paramilitary unit of India . It was conceived ...?page shop.browse&category id 2&option com virtuemart&Itemid 26 India s Paramilitary Forces ... national security paramilitary and res 8898.html An informative article on the PMF http www.globalsecurity.org ... Law enforcement in India Military of India DEFAULTSORT Law Enforcement In India Category Paramilitary ... more details
Multiple issues disputed May 2010 refimprove April 2011 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 Empty section date March 2012 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 religious movement 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 ... Guard SDG , otherwise known as the Serbian Volunteer Guard or Arkan s Tigers. This was a paramilitary ... Volunteer Force 1966 Ulster Volunteer Force Expand list date August 2008 Category Paramilitary ... 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 approximately 421,627 personnel Citation needed date October 2011 . 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 100,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Frontier Corps align center 94,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Frontier Constabulary align center 30,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Airport security force align center 8,930 bgcolor FFFFFF Pakistan Coast Guard align center 4,000 bgcolor FFFFFF Gilgit Scouts align center 3,697 bgcolor FFFFFF Maritime Security Agency align center 2,000 bgcolor FFFFFF bgcolor FFFFFF align center style background E9E9E9 Total align center style background E9E9E9 427,627 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 ... military ranks Pakistan DEFAULTSORT Paramilitary Forces Of Pakistan Category Military of Pakistan Category Paramilitary forces of Pakistan Paramilitary forces of Pakistan simple Paramilitary forces ... 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 camaraderie 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 ... times, 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 ... and Construction Corps was a paramilitary organization of 3 to 4 million people under joint government ... of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery . See also Other paramilitary forces Paramilitary ... 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
unreferenced date November 2007 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
Georgian Horsemen may refer to Georgian horsemen in Wild West Shows Mkhedrioni , a Georgian paramilitary group and political organisation disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 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
The Blueshirts Camicie Azzurre was the paramilitary wing of the Italian Nationalist Association . ref John Whittam. Fascist Italy . Manchester, England, UK Manchester University Press, 1995. Pp. 45. ref References Reflist Category Paramilitary organizations Category Nationalist organizations Category Italian Nationalist Association ... 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 disambiguation surname ... more details
Kokuryu may refer to Goguryeo A Korea Korean kingdom Black Dragon Society Kokuryukai Japanese people Japanese paramilitary society disambig ... 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
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
Image Duniform.jpg right 125px Deutsche Uniformen German language German for German uniforms was a publication of the National Socialist German Workers Party which was published in 1938 and dealt with Nazi party paramilitary ranks as well as the ranks of the Wehrmacht . The text was published as a small booklet and had color drawings of all Nazi insignia for the military and paramilitary groups. Category Nazi Germany Category Military ranks of Germany Category Reference works Nazi stub Ref book stub ... more details
Eastern Construction Company was a Philippines Filipino organisation from the Vietnam War era. Described in Neil Sheehan s The Pentagon Papers as private , public service , and anti communist , ECC provided personnel to Vietnam and Laos in capacities that served paramilitary ends, if not actually paramilitary in and of themselves. ref The Pentagon Papers ref Bibliography Neil Sheehan. The Pentagon Papers . New York Bantam Books 1971 . ISBN 0 552 64917 1. References reflist Category Vietnam War Philippines stub Vietnam war stub ... more details
Sam McCrory may refer to 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
Incoming links date February 2012 David Fogel may refer to David B. Fogel , American computer scientist Davy Fogel , Northern Irish paramilitary See also Fogel surname hndis Fogel, David ... more details
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