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Peoples' Militia (Bulgaria) , police forces in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe
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People's Militia may refer to: * People's Militia (Burkina Faso) * People's Militias (Czechoslovakia) *People's Militia (Ethiopia) *Russian people's militias in Ukraine, now the 1st Army Corps (DNR) and 2nd Army Corps (LNR) of Russia *Ukrainian People's Militsiya *Militia (China) *Narodnoe Opolcheniye, the people's militia of the Soviet Union *Peoples' Militia of Bulgaria, now National Police Service (Bulgaria) *People's Militia of Eritrea, part of Eritrean Defence Forces *People’s Militia of Libya, part of the Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya See also * Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Militia (Burkina Faso)
The People's Militia (french: Milice du Peuple) is a branch of the armed forces of Burkina Faso. It is a paramilitary militia, a part-time force of conscripted men and women between the age of 20 and 35, trained in both military and civil tasks and serving two years each. It numbers about 45,000 fighters, about 2.25% of the total population in the 20-35 age group. The militia was formed by Captain Thomas Sankara, a radical left-wing revolutionary who came to power in the 1983 military coup, possibly with inspiration from the People's Militia of Muammar Gaddafi's Libya and the Militia of Mao Zedong's China. The concept was to make the people itself the line of defence, rather than a professional army. The People's Militia was possibly connected to the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution. See also * History of Burkina Faso * Burkina Faso Armed Forces * Regiment of Presidential Security The Regiment of Presidential Security (french: Régiment de la sécurité prés ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Militias (Czechoslovakia)
People's Militias (in Slovak ''Ľudové milície'', in Czech ''Lidové milice''), also called The Armed Fist of the Working Class (in Slovak ''Ozbrojená päsť robotníckej triedy'', in Czech ''Ozbrojená pěst dělnické třídy'') was a militia organisation of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1989.People's Mlitias, 21 February coup d'etat (Czech) Moderní dějiny.cz (6 March 2012) History The predecessor of militias were armed groups of factory workers (''Závodní milice'', factory militias) formed in June 1945 to protect the factories during the chaos. In 1946 they were renamed ''Závodn ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Militia (Ethiopia)
The People's Militia () was a civil defense paramilitary force in the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia and the succeeding People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It was a largely rural organization, under the direction of Addis Ababa. It was frequently armed with more antique weapons, particularly those that were used during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. History Early years It was established in 1975 by proclamation No. 71 of the Derg to "safeguard the revolution", referring to the coup d'état that brought it to power. It was intended to be a regional force to assist in auxiliary police duties, such as protect property and farms. It also enforced decisions implemented by peasant association tribunals. In May 1976, the government conscripted 30,000 to 40,000 civilians into the militia, predominantly from the Shewa, Wollo, and Gojam provinces. Ogaden War During the Ogaden War, the government dispatched the militia to Eritrea with the mission of repel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian People's Militias In Ukraine
The Donetsk People's Militia and Luhansk People's Militia (formerly also called Russian separatist forces in Donbas) are pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, which have been fighting the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War. During the Donbas War (2014–2022), they were affiliated with the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). They supported the Russian military during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In September 2022, Russia annexed the DPR and LPR, and the paramilitaries are being integrated into the Russian military. They are designated as terrorist groups by the Government of Ukraine. The separatist paramilitaries were formed during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine. The Donbas People's Militia was formed in March 2014 by Pavel Gubarev, who proclaimed himself "People's Governor" of Donetsk Oblast, while the Army of the South-East was formed in April in Luhansk Oblast. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian People's Militsiya
Ukrainian People's Militsiya or the Ukrainian National Militsiya ( uk, Українська Народна Міліція), was a paramilitary formation created by the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in the General Government territory of occupied Poland and later in the Reichskommissariat Ukraine during World War II. It was set up in the course of Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. Formation Ukrainian People's Militsiya, created in June 1941, preceded the official founding of the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police in mid-August 1941 by Heinrich Himmler. There is conclusive historical evidence indicating that members of the Ukrainian Militsiya took a leading role in the 1941 Lviv pogroms, resulting in the massacre of 6,000 Polish Jews, after the German army reached Lwów (Lemberg) at the end of June in Soviet-occupied eastern Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). Initially the Ukrainian Militsiya acted independently, with the blessings of the SS, but later wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Militia (China)
The Militia () Article 22: "The armed forces of the People’s Republic of China are composed of the active and reserve forces of the , the and the Militia.... The Militia, under the command of military organs, shoulders the tasks of preparations against war and defence operations and assists in maintaining public order." or Militia of China () is the |
Narodnoe Opolcheniye
The People's Militia ( rus, Народное ополчение, p=nɐˈrodnəjə ɐpɐlˈtɕenʲɪjə, r=Narodnoe opolcheniye, t=popular regimentation) was the name given to irregular troops formed from the population in the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union, a mass levy. They fought behind front lines and alongside the regular army during several wars throughout its history. The People's Militia is of the type known as "national troops" such as the Dnieper Cossacks, or German Landwehr, and although often translated as the "people's militia", "home guard", "people-in-arms", or "national popular army", its members never belonged to an organised military force, but were in all cases selectively accepted from a body of volunteers during a national emergency. The People's Militia features prominently in early Russian history, for example in ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' when it refers to the entire force led on a campaign. It was used for political purposes when the Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Police Service (Bulgaria)
The National Police Service ( bg, Национална Полиция), also known as the Main Directorate "National Police" ( Bulgarian: ''Главна дирекция "Национална полиция", ГДНП'') is an independent agency of the Ministry of the Interior responsible for general law enforcement in Bulgaria. History Directorate for Police and State Security (1925-1944) With the creation of the "Law for administration and police" in 1925 was established the "Police and State Security Directorate" . Its duties included enforcing laws and ensuring the safety of the country. It continued to function until 1944 with the creation of the People's Militia Militia (1944-1989) The People's Militia () was established by the Council of Ministers with Decree No. 1 on 10 September 1944. The Directorate of the People's Militia is structured into two departments: State Security and People's Militia. On April 1, 1947, the Main Directorate of the People's Militia was est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eritrean Defence Forces
The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) () are the combined military forces of Eritrea composed of three branches: Eritrean Army, Eritrean Air Force and Eritrean Navy. The Army is by far the largest, followed by the Air Force and Navy. The Commander-in-Chief of the EDF is the President of Eritrea. Their military role stems from Eritrea's strategic geographical location, located on the Red Sea with a foothold on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. History Pre-independence Military history in Eritrea stretches back for thousands of years; from ancient times to present day, the society of the Eritreans have dealt with both war and peace. During the kingdom of Medri Bahri, the military fought numerous battles against the invading forces of the Abyssinians to the south and the Ottoman Turks at the Red Sea. During the 16th century the port of Massawa was used by the Ottomans to protect sea lanes from disruption, while more recently it was used by the Italians during their colonial occupation. The kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Forces Of The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
The Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya consisted of the Libyan Army, Libyan Air Force and the Libyan Navy and other services including the People's Militia. In November 2010, before the First Civil War of 2011, the total number of Libyan personnel was estimated at 760,000 though that war wore the military's numbers away. There was no separate defence ministry; all defence activities were centralised under Gaddafi. There was a High Command of the Armed Forces (al-Qiyada al-ulya lil-quwwat al-musallaha). Arms production was limited and manufacturers were state-owned. Colonel Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr was the last minister of defence of the Gaddafi-era military. Origins and history 1945–69 The roots of the 1951–2011 Libyan armed forces can be traced to the Libyan Arab Force (popularly known as the Sanusi Army) of World War II. Shortly after Italy entered the war, a number of Libyan leaders living in exile in Egypt called on their compatriots to organise themselves into mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
