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Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2013: 182-193

European Gendarmerie Force - Myths and RealityReviewed - Review

Mgr. Oldřich Krulík, Ph.D., Mgr. Jan Tvrdek

During the first half of 2010, many Internet sites in the Czech Republic and abroad published a number of alarming articles about the platform, called the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR, EGF). Their authors refer to this unit as the basis for a new "Holy Alliance", when the gendarmerie from one member state will be going to suppress unrests in another member state - if the local task forces refuse to do so. This paper is trying to correct such speculations and summarizes available information about the respective unit.

Keywords: European Gendarmerie Force, EUROGENDFOR, military police, post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction.

Published: June 15, 2013  Show citation

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Krulík, O., & Tvrdek, J. (2013). European Gendarmerie Force - Myths and Reality. Czech Military Review, 94(2), 182-193
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