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Royal Marechaussee Koninklijke Marechaussee | |
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Abbreviation | KMar |
Motto | Als het erop aan komt When it comes down to it |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 26 October 1814 |
Employees | 7,903 personnel (2023)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Operations jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
Governing body | Ministry of Defence |
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General nature | |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | The Hague |
Military personnels | 6,758 (2023)[1] |
Civil servants | 826 (2023)[1] |
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Parent agency | Ministry of defence |
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The Royal Marechaussee (Dutch: Koninklijke Marechaussee, abbreviated to KMar) also translated as the Royal Military Constabulary, is the national gendarmerie force of the Netherlands, performing military and civilian police duties. It is also one of the two national police forces in the Netherlands, alongside the National Police Corps, and is one of the four branches of the Netherlands Armed Forces.[2]