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Carabinieri
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arma dei carabinieri, Arm of carabineers, Corps of carabiniers, mp Italy, military police of Italy, Italian military police, gendarmerie of Italy
The '''''' are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties. It is one of Italy's main law enforcement agencies, alongside the and the . As with the but in contrast to the , the are a military force. As the fourth branch of the Italian Armed Forces, they come under the authority of the Ministry of Defence; for activities related to inland public order and security, they functionally depend on the Ministry of the Interior. In practice, there is a significant overlap between the jurisdiction of the and , and both of them are contactable through 1
Key facts
- Law enforcement agency.agencyname
- Carabinieri
- Law enforcement agency.patch
- File:Fiamma dei carabinieri.svg
- Law enforcement agency.patchcaption
- Emblem
- Law enforcement agency.logo
- Coat of arms of the Carabinieri.svg
- Law enforcement agency.logocaption
- Heraldic achievement
- Law enforcement agency.flag
- Bandiera Arma dei Carabinieri (Italia).svg
- Law enforcement agency.flagcaption
- Flag
- Law enforcement agency.mottotranslated
- Faithful through the centuries
- Law enforcement agency.country
- Italy
- Law enforcement agency.national
- yes
- Law enforcement agency.local
- yes
- Law enforcement agency.military
- yes
- Law enforcement agency.gendarmerie
- yes
- Law enforcement agency.headquarters
- Rome
- Law enforcement agency.sworn
- 110,000 officers
- Law enforcement agency.minister1name
- Guido Crosetto
- Law enforcement agency.minister1pfo
- Minister of Defence
- Law enforcement agency.minister2name
- Matteo Piantedosi
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 1814
- Location
- Rome, Italy
- Status
- Active
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Arma dei carabinieri
- Official website
- www.carabinieri.it
- Image
- Carabiniere in assetto completo da OP.JPG
- Motto
- Nei Secoli Fedele
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- Arma dei Carabinieri
- social media followers
- 66900
- inception
- 1814-07-13
- Commons gallery
- Carabinieri
- native label
- Arma dei Carabinieri
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40 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- 1930s and 1940s
- Present day
- Organization
- Territorial Organization
- Specialist and Mobile Units Command Organization
- Carabinieri Specialist Units Division
- Mobile Units Division
- Special forces
- ROS
- Special Tasks Departments
- Command Unit for environmental, agri-food and forestry protection
- War service
- Uniforms
- History
- Design
- Historical and Ceremonial (Special) uniform
- Ordinary uniform
- Headdress
- Service uniform
- Representative (dress) uniform
- Operational uniform
- Gymnastic
- Other
- Females
- Decorations
- Weapons
- Vehicles and equipment
- Cars
- Motorcycles
- Aircraft
- Tactical vehicles
- Ships
- Special Vehicles
- Uniforms
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
The '''''' are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties. It is one of Italy's main law enforcement agencies, alongside the and the . As with the but in contrast to the , the are a military force. As the fourth branch of the Italian Armed Forces, they come under the authority of the Ministry of Defence; for activities related to inland public order and security, they functionally depend on the Ministry of the Interior. In practice, there is a significant overlap between the jurisdiction of the and , and both of them are contactable through 112, the European Union's Single Emergency number. Unlike the , the have responsibility for policing the military, and a number of members regularly participate in military missions abroad.
They were originally founded as the police force of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the forerunner of the Kingdom of Italy. During the process of Italian unification, the were appointed as the "First Force" of the new national military organization. Although the assisted in the suppression of opposition during the rule of Benito Mussolini, they were also responsible for his downfall and many units were disbanded during World War II by Nazi Germany, which resulted in large numbers of joining the Italian resistance movement.