Deutsche Reichspolizei

The National Military Police Force of the Prussian Army (Landgendarmerie der Preußische Armee) is the national armed police service of Prussia. It carries out law enforcement duties and has jusrisdiction over both the population civil and military forces. It is also trained to carry out defensive military operations in time of war. It is headed by the Inspekteur der Landgendarmerie (Inspector of the Military Police), as chief of the Kommando Landgendarmerie in the Kriegsministerium.

Organisation

 * Inspekteur der Landgendarmerie - Generalmajor Siegfried von Steinmetz
 * Kommando Landgendarmerie

Mission
The Landgendarmerie has several missions:

Military & Civil Law and Order Operations with the aim to supervise, maintain and restore military & civil law and order by performing: Military Traffic Control with the aim of controlling military movements in accordance with the order and intention of the tactical commander and to avoid any kind of dangers by performing
 * Police patrols
 * train and railway patrols
 * highway patrols
 * AWOL operations
 * escort, guiding and piloting duties
 * support at military courts
 * support of legal authorities
 * recording and investigating traffic accidents
 * employment during military ceremonies
 * supporting straggler operations
 * supporting POW operations
 * border control operations
 * traffic surveillance
 * traffic control
 * route reconnaissance
 * traffic and speed checks
 * support during river crossing operations
 * recording of traffic accidents

Assuming Security Missions with the aim to prevent criminal offences and interference with official duties of the Volksmacht by performing security missions
 * securing military ceremonies and exercises of the Federal Armed Forces
 * protection of money transport
 * protection of transports of weapons and classified material
 * employment during catastrophes and accidents
 * personal protection of VIP's of the Government & Volksmacht.
 * object security

Uniform & Equipment
The Landgendarmerie wear the same uniforms and rank badges as the rest of the Armee, but also have their own distinctive insignia. They are armed with light weapons, generally a pistol or SMG, as well as the normal police equipment, such as a baton and handcuffs.

Links

 * Freistaat Preussen
 * Preußisches Armee