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| Royal Marechaussee Koninklijke Marechaussee | |
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 Emblem of the Royal Marechaussee | |
 Flag of the Royal Marechaussee | |
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| Abbreviation | KMar |
| Motto | Als het erop aan komt When it comes down to it |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 26 October 1814 |
| Employees | 7,903 personnel (2023)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Governing body | Ministry of Defence |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | The Hague |
| Military personnels | 6,758 (2023)[1] |
| Civil servants | 826 (2023)[1] |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of defence |
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The Royal Marechaussee (Dutch: Koninklijke Marechaussee, abbreviated to KMar) also translated as the Royal Military Constabulary, is the national gendarmerie force of the Netherlands, performing military and civilian police duties. It is also one of the two national police forces in the Netherlands, alongside the National Police Corps, and is one of the four branches of the Netherlands Armed Forces.[2]
- ^ a b c "Aantallen personeel". defensie.nl (in Dutch). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Policing in the Netherlands none" (PDF). January 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2012.