The bloody clashes between the police and bandits push the prefect to use “the strong way”. Laval launches a vast operation “purification of the maquis” sweeping wide with 600 men and armored cars One morning in November 1931, the access roads to Ajaccio were blocked, the telephone and the telegraph cut off. Villages serving as … Read more
Francis celebrated Saturday afternoon Mass in the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens for the Corps of Gendarmerie, on the occasion of the birthday of the patron saint, Saint Michael the Archangel. He launched an appeal to always renew their vocation: “Otherwise, this bad thing happens to us priests: we get used to it. … Read more
Departure of the team from the Bouillargues gendarmerie for its mission: to secure the mass (Photo Anthony Maurin). On this Christmas holiday, not everyone sits down to eat as a family. The police, they must ensure the smooth running of the end of year celebrations. Are they the guardian angels of the Christmas spirit? Certainly… … Read more