page_title: Gendarmery (Serbia)
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: Gendarmery (Serbia) / Organization
caption_attribution_description: English: Serbian Gendarmerie at military parade in Niš. Српски / srpski: Ешалон припадника Жандармерије МУП-а Србије на војној паради "Одбрана слободе" у Нишу 2019.
context_page_description: The Gendarmery is an armed police force of the Serbian police. It was formed on 28 June 2001, after the disbandment of the Special Police Units. Gendarmery in Serbia existed in previous form from 1860 to 1920. As a special unit inside Serbian police, its role can be compared to those of Russian OMON and former Ukrainian Berkut units.
  As of 2017, Gendarmery consists of about 2,800 members. The Command of the Gendarmery is in Belgrade.
  The gendarmery's duties are both civilian and military, including securing the 'Ground Safety Zone' along the administrative line with Kosovo and providing disaster rescue teams.
context_section_description: In 2012, the Serbian Gendarmery consisted of about 3,734 members, while in 2017 the strength is estimated at about 2,800 members.
  Alongside the operational detachments deployed through Serbia, the Gendarmery has some specialized units: the Diving Unit and the Personnel and Infrastructure Protection Unit, which is specialized in tasks of physical and technical protection.
caption: Gendarmery members
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