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| Cretan Gendarmerie Κρητική Χωροφυλακή | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1899 |
| Dissolved | 1913 |
| Superseding agency | Hellenic Gendarmerie |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Cretan State |
The Cretan Gendarmerie (Greek: Κρητική Χωροφυλακή) was a gendarmerie force created under the Cretan State, after the island of Crete gained autonomy from Ottoman rule in the late 19th century. It later played a major role in the coup that toppled the government of King Constantine in 1916, and also in the World War II Battle of Crete and the Greek Resistance that followed.