Gendarmerie (Belgium)

Belgian Gendarmerie
*Rijkswacht* (Dutch)
*Gendarmerie* (French)
Belgian Gendarmerie; Rijkswacht (Dutch); Gendarmerie (French)
	A flaming grenade is the symbol of the gendarmerie forces
Agency overview
Formed	10 July 1796 – 1 January 1992 (as military unit); 1 January 1992 – 1 April 2001 (as civilian organization)
Dissolved	2001
Superseding agency	Federal Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Belgium
General nature	Gendarmerie; Civilian police;
Operational structure
Parent agency	Ministry of Defence (1978–1992); Ministry of the Interior (1992–2001);
Notables
Significant Battles	WWI; WWII; Années de plomb (Years of lead);

The Gendarmerie (French) or Rijkswacht (Dutch) was the former national Gendarmerie force of the Kingdom of Belgium. It became a civilian police organisation in 1992, a status it retained until 1 January 2001, when it was, together with the other existing police forces in Belgium, abolished and replaced by the Federal Police and the Local Police.

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