Police Field Force

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The Police Field Force was a paramilitary arm of the Royal Malayan Police, specializing in jungle warfare and counterinsurgency operations during the Malayan Emergency and subsequent internal security duties.

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Police Field Force canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gendarmerie
paramilitary police unit
allegiance Government of Malaysia
Government of the Federation of Malaya
branchOf Malayan Police Force
Royal Malayan Police
Royal Malaysia Police
conflict Communist insurgency in Malaya
Communist insurgency in Malaysia
Malayan Emergency
Second Malayan Emergency
country Federation of Malaya
Malaysia
duty area domination patrols
escort of convoys
protection of key installations
support to regular police units
equipment jungle warfare equipment
light infantry weapons
formedAs Field Force
hasRole border security
counterinsurgency
internal security
jungle warfare operations
public order maintenance
riot control
jurisdiction border regions
jungle areas
rural areas
laterIntegratedInto General Operations Force
notableFor operations against communist guerrillas
role in Malayan Emergency
role in internal security in Malaysia
organizedAs battalion-sized units
company-sized subunits
partOf Royal Malayan Police
Royal Malaysia Police
precededBy Police Jungle Squads
specialization ambush and counter-ambush operations
hearts and minds operations
jungle tracking
search and destroy operations
small unit tactics
successor General Operations Force
training counterinsurgency training
jungle warfare training
light infantry tactics
typeOf armed police formation

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Royal Malayan Police hasUnit Police Field Force
General Operations Force formerName Police Field Force
VAT 69 Commando branch Police Field Force