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=== Royal Netherlands Marechaussee ===
{{Main|Royal Marechaussee}}

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee ({{langx|nl|Koninklijke Marechaussee}}) is a [[gendarmerie]] force which performs both [[military police|military]] and civilian [[police]] duties. In addition to the military police duties, the Marechaussee has a wide variety of duties and responsibilities. This includes guarding the [[national border]]s and [[airport]]s, fighting [[illegal immigration]] and [[transnational crime]] and guarding the [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|royal palaces]].

The Marechaussee was established as one of the separate Armed Forces in 1998; before then the Marechaussee was organized as one of the arms within the Army.
While the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence, the branch often performs duties delegated by the [[Ministry of Justice and Security]] and the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]]. Moreover, several brigades of the Marechaussee are permanently stationed in the [[Dutch Caribbean]].