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The bulk of the French army readopted the kepi in the various traditional branch colours for off-duty wear during the 1930s. It had now become a straight-sided and higher headdress than the traditional soft cap. This made it unsuitable for wartime wear, and after 1940, it was seldom worn, except by officers.
French police carried out numerous round-ups (French: rafles) of Jews during World War II, including the Green ticket roundup in May 1941, [5] [6] the round-up in the 11th arrondissement of Paris in August 1941 in which 4,200 persons were arrested and interned at Drancy, [7] the massive Vélodrome d'Hiver round-up in 1942 in which over 13,000 Jews were arrested, [7] [8] [9] the rafle of ...
The National Police (French: Police nationale, pronounced [pɔlis nɑsjɔnal]), formerly known as the Sûreté nationale, is one of two national police forces of France, the other being the National Gendarmerie. The National Police is the country's main civil law enforcement agency, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. By ...
Vichy France (French: Régime de Vichy, lit. 'Vichy regime'; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State (État français), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established after the French capitulation after the defeat against Germany.
Full dress uniform, also known as a ceremonial dress uniform or parade dress uniform, is the most formal type of uniforms used by military, police, fire and other public uniformed services for official parades, ceremonies, and receptions, including private ones such as marriages and funerals.
Police ranks of French Municipal Police Category: A: Police directors [2] B: Police chiefs [3] C: Police officers [4] Insignia [5] Rank: Directeur principal de police municipale: Directeur de police municipal: Chef de service principal de 1e classe: Chef de service principal de 2e classe: Chef de service: Brigadier-chef principal: Brigadier ...
At a briefing late last month, Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez announced plans to deploy about 30,000 police officers each day, including armed police, with a peak of 45,000 for the opening ...
Led by Philippe Pétain, the Vichy regime that replaced the French Third Republic in 1940 chose the path of collaboration with the Nazi occupiers.This policy included the Bousquet-Oberg accords of July 1942 that formalized the collaboration of the French police with the German police.