A national paramilitary police force, the GMR was occasionally used in actions against the French Resistance, but its main purpose was to enforce Vichy authority through intimidation and repression of the civilian population.
Sebagai pasukan paramiliter polisi nasional, GMR kadang-kadang digunakan dalam tindakan terhadap Pemberontak Prancis, tetapi tujuan utamanya adalah untuk menegakkan otoritas Vichy melalui intimidasi dan represi terhadap penduduk sipil.