In the army, different branches of the army and different ranks of soldiers have different clothing and military tags.
In World War II, some German troops had the habit of hanging crescent cards, what is a crescent card? Why are the servicemen with it caricatured as dogs on a leash?
Don't look down on the crescent card, but when the officers see the listed soldiers, they all have to take a detour.
German gendarmerie
This kind of soldier with a crescent sign is the gendarmerie, they are more like the people's police in the army.
The gendarmerie is a separate branch of the army, and depending on the country, the power of the gendarmerie in the ranks varies.
The German gendarmerie mainly inspected grooming in the army, military discipline, and disputes between soldiers.
At this time, the army was more like civilians under the jurisdiction of the gendarmerie, specializing in managing order in the army.
After all, the number of troops is large, especially during the war years, each country will expand the number of troops, and how to manage these soldiers has become a problem.
If a vertical management system of officers and soldiers is adopted, it is difficult to resolve disputes between soldiers, and it has to be reported layer by layer, which is inefficient.
Under a vertical management system, it is difficult for the central commander to know the situation of the subordinates, and it is difficult for the opinions of the subordinates to be fed back to the senior commanders.
The appearance of the gendarmes undoubtedly solved the problem of the management of the army.
More generally, the entire army is a school, and the soldiers are the students, and the gendarmerie is the student union.
They regularly check students' appearance and often "patrol" the school to see if you have done anything illegal.
Once discovered, they can report directly to the leadership and let the soldiers accept sanctions.
Many officers were also afraid of being beaten and reported, so they saw that the gendarmes were walking around.
I believe that when everyone is in school, they hate the kind of people who beat small reports, they are like the "doglegs" of the leader.
Therefore, the soldiers are outwardly respectful to the gendarmerie, but behind their backs, they are called the dogs of the leadership bolt.
No matter what happens in the army, the "smell" comes, and everything has to be taken care of, which is very annoying.
Development of the gendarmerie
Do you know? Such a nasty gendarme, in fact, was not such a role in the beginning.
The history of the appearance of the gendarmerie can be traced back to the Hundred Years' War, when the war between Britain and France lasted too long, and many soldiers were tired of it, so they gave birth to the idea of becoming "deserters".
In order to prevent these soldiers from fleeing on the battlefield or, due to pressure, private mass riots, the state specially selected a loyal force from among the cavalry.
Their daily duty is to supervise their soldiers.
It is said that there was an unwritten rule in fighting at that time, that is, the military police of the other side would never be killed, because everyone knew that the military police were very annoying, and letting them live could bring pain to the opponent.
Napoleon also relied on the gendarmerie system to take one piece of land after another.
When he went on an expedition to Europe, he passed on the gendarmerie system, and countries rushed to follow suit and establish their own gendarmerie system.
Over time, the power of the gendarmes also increased, and many soldiers and officers would deliberately curry favor with the gendarmerie, even bribe them with money.
It is worth mentioning that at the beginning, the gendarmerie system not only managed the affairs of the army, but also was responsible for maintaining public order or assisting the police from the side.
In World War II, Germany expanded its army, and they stepped up the construction of the gendarmerie, focusing on the development of professional qualities and abilities, but neglecting their own moral construction.
Just as the so-called power is corrupt, the power of the German gendarmes at that time was also quite large, if they looked at anyone who was not favorable, they could slander him as a deserter and let him be punished accordingly.
Therefore, the wind evaluation of the German gendarmes in the army once dropped to the freezing point, as long as the crescent card was hung on their body, it was simply walking "nose to the sky".
The gendarmerie has also become a desirable branch of the army for many soldiers, not only because they have great power and are not bound by rank, but also because they do not have to go to the front.
The bribes they receive every day are enough for them to eat and drink in the army, and although everyone is afraid of the gendarmerie, everyone wants to become a gendarmerie.
Become a gendarmerie
It is not easy to become a gendarmerie, and even many officers do not have this door.
First of all, it is necessary to show absolute loyalty to the chief, and the ability is secondary, and absolute loyalty can ensure the effective execution of various orders and facilitate the management of the ruler.
How obedient was Hitler's direct gendarmes at that time? Hitler launched a Jewish hunting plan, which stipulated that all captured Jews would be assembled and killed.
There are old people, children, pregnant women, and the soldiers are very hesitant before they start, after all, they also have a family, and it is difficult to get started.
And after receiving Hitler's order, the gendarmerie team did not blink, no matter what kind of group, they all killed it, they were completely cold-blooded and ruthless animals, divorced from human emotions.
Therefore, the cruel German gendarmerie is also a high-risk profession, and once captured by the enemy, an inhuman torture is inevitable.
But at that time, the gendarmes with the most power were not Germany, but Japanese gendarmes.
The Japanese gendarmes were under the direct jurisdiction of the ministers, who had all the powers of the German gendarmes and were also able to secretly purge radical politicians who were contrary to the minister's ideas.
The reason why Japanese fascists were able to open the Pacific theater in a short period of time has a great connection with the suppression of opposition politicians by the gendarmerie.
There is no so-called gendarme in the mainland army, but there are similar branches of the army, called pickets.
The pickets focus on the grooming of soldiers, once they are caught, they are remembered, very strict, they adhere to the principle of serving the people, it can be said that it is a bridge to communicate the military and the people, and the World War II gendarmes are essentially different.