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Cretan Gendarmerie, 1903

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Post  Admin Wed 21 May 2008, 5:04 pm

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Don't know an awful lot about the organisation. They were trained by the Italians as a paramilitary force, or in todays parlance extreme peacekeeping.
I believe a contingent fought in the Great War on mainland Greece.

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Post  zaptie Sun 29 Aug 2010, 4:47 am

The corp was under command of officiers and nco of Italian Carabinieri .
In the front of tha cap was a badge on red background .
On the lower armsa where no chevrons .
The organization is mutuated from Italian Carabinieri ,with territorial companies in biggests towns , each with several posts in surronding villages .
There was a cadet section , cavalry sections , ciclist section , band and naval section .

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Post  Sean Thu 03 Feb 2011, 4:13 pm

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