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| Feldjäger or Military Police Command | |
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 Beret insignia of the Feldjäger | |
| Active | 6 October 1955 – Present |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch |  StreitkräftebasisBundeswehr |
| Type | Army,Navy,Air Force,Jägertruppe (Army part) |
| Role | Military Police |
| Size | 3 regiments |
| Garrison/HQ | Scharnhorst Kaserne inHanover |
| Motto | Suum cuique "to each his own" |
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| Black MP brassard of the Feldjäger |  |
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TheFeldjäger (German:[ˈfɛltˌjɛːɡɐ]ⓘ) are Germany'smilitary police. The termFeldjäger, literally meaning fieldhuntsmen or fieldJäger, has a long tradition and dates back to the mid-17th century.[1]
The first modernFeldjäger unit was activated on 6 October 1955 when the bill creating theBundeswehr was signed. The new law called for a military police training company to be established at the formerLuftwaffe hospital inAndernach. The original intention was to call the military police units of theBundeswehr "Militärpolizei", literally military police. However, objections arose on the part of the federal states which had been given the mission of law enforcement. They wanted the use of the word "Polizei" to be unique to them and so the name was changed toFeldjäger in 1956.
TheFeldjäger corps serves all component forces of the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) i.e.,German Army,German Navy andGerman Air Force. The Military Police Command has its headquarters in Scharnhorst Kaserne inHanover and is under the operational command of theBundeswehr's Territorial Tasks Command of theStreitkräftebasis.TheFeldjäger have three regiments of military police stationed around Germany which are subordinate to the Military Police Command as is theFeldjäger School which is also in Hanover, but in the Hauptfeldwebel-Lagenstein-Kaserne (previously Emmich-Cambrai-Kaserne).
The 24Feldjäger police detachments located throughout Germany work around the clock to perform theFeldjägers' main mission which is to be a central point of contact for all soldiers who need assistance. There is a nationwide emergency phone number (0800 190 9999) soBundeswehr soldiers can contact their nearestFeldjäger detachment at any time.[2]
TheFeldjäger also have four more missions: Maintaining military discipline and order, military traffic control, security operations and investigations.
To maintain military discipline, theFeldjäger perform regular patrols on-post and at places whereBundeswehr personnel congregate. They also patrol at large military events, conduct checks in military installations, assist in collecting and returning stragglers and apprehended soldiers, support the military courts of justice, and assist in collecting and transporting prisoners of war.
When directing and controlling military traffic,Feldjäger work closely with the civilian police to improve traffic safety and protect soldiers.Feldjäger traffic missions therefore include route reconnaissance and marking of convoy routes, preparing reports on road accidents withBundeswehr involvement, directing and controlling military traffic, escorting military oversize or hazardous material vehicles, assisting with the planning and supervision of military traffic, safety checks on military hazardous material vehicles, and setting up military traffic networks.
Feldjäger security operations prevent crimes against the German Federal Armed Forces and prevent illegal disturbances of officialBundeswehr ceremonies. In addition,Feldjäger can be tasked to protect allied armed forces and provide personal security protection for high-riskBundeswehr officials. They also secure thecommand posts of large units, escort VIPs, safeguard conferences and exhibitions, secure military property, assist commanders in physical security matters, and performriot control missions.
Investigations and inquiries range from reporting serious accidents, analyzing matters of official interest, assisting in the investigation of military offenses, and searching forAWOLs. TheFeldjäger corps also hasmilitary working dog (MWD) teams. The dogs are first trained to be patrol dogs and then as sniffer dogs at theBundeswehr MWD school in Ulmen, around 60 km west ofKoblenz. Their teams assist in the search for explosives and drugs.
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On overseas deployments,Feldjäger support the respective contingent by performing military police tasks. They are frequently employed in multinational military police units and not only monitor the behaviour of German soldiers in the area of operations, they also cooperate closely with local authorities, police, organizations, or the military police of other states under theCharter of the United Nations. House searches for illegal weapons and explosives are the day-to-day business in foreign deployments. One mission only performed overseas, for example, is the airport security and border clearance mission.
To be able to conduct these varied and challenging missions,Feldjäger soldiers are sent to numerous training courses at theFeldjäger School inHannover or to specialist courses with the civilian police. One course that allFeldjäger must complete is the proficiency test in English, which makes them excellent liaison officers when dealing with other MP forces.
TheFeldjäger, although a joint force, wear Army uniforms because they originated as an Army branch of service. They wear redberets with a badge derived from the PrussianOrder of the Black Eagle, with the mottoSuum Cuique (Latin meaning "To each his own," a phrase derived fromCicero), as their branch of service emblem. The collar patches and shoulder straps are piped in orange which is theFeldjäger branch colour.
For routine patrol missions, theFeldjäger wear the normalflecktarn camouflage uniform with"Schwarzzeug" (black gear) meaning a black MP brassard, with the legendFeldjäger in smaller letters, as well as a black belt with black holster, black handcuff holder etc. However, for representative purposes, e.g. parades, ceremonies and the motorcycle escort for senior officers,Weißzeug is worn. This is the older leather "white gear" worn before theSchwarzzeug, i.e., white belt, white gloves and a white holster worn on the left side of the belt in the tradition of sword carrying soldiers.
In Germany, theFeldjäger only have jurisdiction over soldiers, civil employees of the Federal Armed Forces, and any civilian who enters a military compound. TheFeldjäger also hold authority over any civilian who enters military jurisdiction if there is some issue of federal security or federal jurisdiction. TheFeldjäger will also apprehend those violating local laws on local military posts.
TheFeldgendarmerie (roughly translating to "Field Police") were the military police units of the armies of theGerman Empire (including theWehrmacht) from post-Napoleonic times to the conclusion ofWorld War II.
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