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Gendarmerie's purpose was to guard the frontiers and the interior. It consisted of a number of battalions, each of 4 to 6 companies. For discipline and administrative purposes, the corps was under the supervision of the general officer commanding the division in whose area it was stationed. For
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police administration work, it came under local civil authorities. The force was armed with old pattern rifles of various makes plus some Soviet, French and
British carbines, but not many modern. It consisted of a total of 7 Independent Mixed Regiments and 15 Mixed Battalions, forming a Corps.
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of the First World War the officers of the
Swedish Gendarmerie, who like most of the Iranian intelligentsia and constitutionalists were sympathetic towards Germany, helped the Central Powers. At one point in autumn 1915 they seized control of
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officers in command of
Iranian personnel to perform both traditional police duties and conduct military campaigns against tribal forces. In 1991 the Iranian Gendarmerie was merged with other police forces to form the
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Following the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 the
Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie remained in existence, although with charges of title, insignia and senior officers. In 1992 it was merged with the Shahrbani (Persian:
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Cronin, Stephanie (1996). "An experiment in military modernization: constitutionalism, political reform and the
Iranian Gendarmerie, 1910–21".
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on the
European model. In an attempt to develop sufficient military strength to defend itself against its external enemies, the Persians chose
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410:. Due to European nations running much of Iranian services, many Iranians believed that their rulers were beholden to foreign interests.
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484:’s coup in 1921. Hjalmarson would return to Sweden and take command of the volunteer Swedish Brigade serving on the White side in the
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Throughout the nineteenth century military modernization was a constant preoccupation of
Iranian reformers and the history of the
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Gendarmerie was the last person who in 1915 was awarded the Swedish medal for bravery upon the field of battle
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was given the rank of
General and put in command of the Persian Gendarmerie. Many other officers, often recruited from the
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on 6 July 1911, along with the launching of the Government Gendarmerie. On 15 August 1911, the Swedish Major
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force, it also played a significant part in politics from its establishment in 1910 during the
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in 1925. It continued to serve until the end of the Pahlavi era and was modernized into the
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and the Gendarmerie; to create the modern Iranian national army. A rural police,
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proposed the creation of a Treasury Gendarmerie. The proposal was passed by the
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to be given the task to secure their trade routes and unify the country. The
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and police had insufficient modernization. The American Treasurer-General,
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or the police force was also revamped and placed under Iranian officers.
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Unknown Armies vol.2, Persia/Iran by Peter Abbott, Raider Books (1989)
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The disbanding of the Swedish Gendarmerie would greatly weaken the
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with the connivance of the German-trained provincial governor
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choose the Swedish police force as a neutral choice between
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being the only remaining army unit, it greatly facilitated
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Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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General Harald Hjalmarson's uniform on display at the
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390:is peppered with attempts to create a
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751:"IRAN: Keshvaré Shahanshahiyé Irân",
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568:August 1911 – February 1915
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261:Sublime State of Persia
123:Operations jurisdiction
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32:Law enforcement agency
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175:Žāndārmirī-ye Daulatī
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618:För tapperhet i fält
488:. Another officer,
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581:Colonel Per Nyström
505:Swedish Army Museum
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1272:Categories
1064:Quds Force
810:17 January
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332:Commanders
267:Allegiance
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482:Reza Shah
455:Reza Khan
297:Boroujerd
252:1911–1920
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257:Country
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