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    The Garde Civique or Burgerwacht (French and Dutch; "Civic Guard") was a Belgian paramilitary militia which existed between 1830 and 1920. Created in...
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    large militia known as the Garde Civique (Burgerwacht in Dutch). Formed soon after the Belgian Revolution in 1830, the Garde was a paramilitary organisation...
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  • Civic Guard may refer to: Garde Civique, Belgium (1830-1920) Garda Síochána, Ireland Schutterij, Netherlands Civil Guard (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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    armed 100,000 civilians as "inactive Garde Civique", who joined the 46,000 members of the active Garde Civique. Zuber called the inactive members untrained...
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    Spain and Brazil while some were used by the Belgian Gendarmerie, the Garde Civique and the Congo Free State The Gewehr 98, in 7.92×57mm Mauser, captured...
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    between forts, c. 6,000 fortress troops and members of the paramilitary Garde Civique, equipped with rifles and machine-guns. The garrison of c. 32,000 men...
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    be an urban battle against civilian-clothed members of the Belgian Garde Civique. For example, it was alleged that the captured and slain insurgents...
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  • 65 mm were made at Fabrique Nationale for the Belgian Gendarmerie, the Garde Civique and the Congo Free State after 1894. When the Ottoman Army learned about...
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    incursion into town. Two uhlans advance into rue Saint-Jacques, and the Garde Civique opens fire, but does not hit them. A hunter-cyclist discharges his rifle...
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    more than 50,000 strikers. Violent confrontations broke out with the Garde Civique (the Civil Guard or militia) around the country. The government soon...
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  • Hammerless Nagant M1895 Ruby M1914 Shotguns Browning Auto-5 (Used by Garde Civique) Rifles Gewehr M1898 Berthier M1907 Comblain M1882, M1883 and M1888...
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    military, relying instead on the part-time militia of the existing Garde Civique (Civil Guard); however, the need of a regular full-time army was soon...
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    restauration. La Garde civique de Saint-Adrien de Cornelis Engelsz. Strasbourg: Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. "La garde civique de Saint-Adrien ;...
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    regular soldiers and the poorly-trained and equipped militia units of the Garde Civique. The Belgian force was split into two armies, known as the Army of the...
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    station in Gistel. Law enforcement in Belgium Police vehicles in Belgium Garde Civique duboiz, Publié par. "Belgian Police Cars: Iveco". Retrieved 28 March...
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  • enforcement corporations in Brazil Historic Civil Guards now abolished: Garde Civique of Belgium, a historic militia maintained until 1914 Civil Guard (Costa...
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  • Troops of the paramilitary Garde Civique fire on strikers near Mons on 17 April 1893....
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    Troops of the paramilitary Garde Civique fire on strikers near Mons during the Belgian general strike of 1893 (Le Petit Journal, May 1893)...
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  • van verdienste van de burgerwacht, French: Médaille du mérite de la garde civique) is a decoration of Belgium. It was established on 18 November 1830...
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    partisan movement. He claims the organized resistance was led by the Garde Civique. As evidence he provides German medical records which show a substantial...
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    (Commission du Tir) decided to build a larger venue to permit members of the Garde Civique to practise over longer distances. In 1886, work was begun on a plateau...
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  • (French/Dutch) was part of the military exercise ground of the Garde Civique outside of Brussels' city centre, the so-called "Linthout" plains. For...
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    will open their mouths and they will hear the whiz of bullets”. The Garde Civique or Burgerwacht (French and Dutch; "Civic Guard") was a Belgian paramilitary...
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  • war crimes in Belgium were in response to guerrilla warfare by the Garde Civique and that the Belgian government was itself to blame for covertly backing...
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    Troops of the paramilitary Garde Civique fire on strikers near Mons on 17 April 1893...
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    military force, relying instead on the part-time militia of the existing Garde Civique (Civil Guard). The need for a regular army was however soon acknowledged...
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    despite the demolitions carried out by the Belgian Army and paramilitary Garde Civique. The Belgian position on the right (southern) flank of the Gete, was...
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    fleuries, Ton Souverain est plus aimé qu'un Roi. Fiers Compagnons de la Garde Civique, Respectons tous la voix du Commandant. Suivons toujours notre bannière...
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  • Belgian general strike of 1893 Apr 17, 1893 Mons, Province of Hainaut 7 Garde Civique fired on strikers protesting for universal suffrage during the general...
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    so-called "Linthout" plains, the former military exercise ground of the Garde Civique outside of Brussels' city centre. The location was named Cinquantenaire...
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