Royal Military Police

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Badge of the RMP

The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the military police of the British Army , the British Army . Colloquially, the members of the RMP are also called RedCaps , which is due to their red peaked caps or berets . The RMP was used in numerous conflicts in the 20th century and is currently also in use in Afghanistan . Other British armed forces have their own military police units .

assignment

• Traffic control
• Military security
• Law and order
• Agility support
• Prisoners
• Compliance with Law and Discipline
• Surveys and Investigations
• Criminal and war crimes investigations
• Property and personal protection

organization

Member of the Royal Military Police

The Royal Military Police is organized as follows:

United Kingdom

• 3rd regiment RMP
  • 150 Provost Company
  • 158 Provost Company
  • 173 Provost Company
  • 174 Provost Company

• 4th regiment RMP
  • 160 Provost Company
  • 116 Provost Company (Volunteers)
  • 253 Provost Company (Volunteers)

• 5th regiment RMP
  • 101 Provost Company
  • 114 Provost Company
  • 243 Provost Company (Volunteers)
  • 252 Provost Company (Volunteers)

• 156 Provost Company

• Special Investigations Branch (UK)

Germany

Emergency vehicle with half of the Battenberg markings

• 2nd regiment (1981-1994)
  • 246 Provost Company ( Helmstedt Detachment)
  • 247 Provost Company (location: Berlin )
  • 248 German Security Unit (location: Berlin)

• 1 regiment RMP
  • 110 Provost Company
  • 111 Provost Company

• Special Investigations Branch (G)

Belize

• Belize Police Unit

Brunei

• Brunei Police Unit

Canada

• British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS)

Cyprus

• Cyprus Joint Police Unit (CJPU)

Gibraltar

• Joint Provost & Security Unit (JP & SU)

See also

• Royal Navy Police (RNP), part of the Royal Navy
  • Royal Marines Police , assigned to the Royal Navy Police since 2009
• Royal Air Force Police (RAFP), part of the Royal Air Force .

Web links

Commons : Military police of the United Kingdom  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Homepage Royal Military Police , accessed October 20, 2010