Story by Andreas Kreuzer | U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria | 02.26.2021
Gerhard Männer, a German police officer received the Order of the Marechaussee, steel category. This award is the first one ever presented to a foreign civilian police officer....
Story by Sgt. Audrey Hayes | 200th Military Police Command | 10.15.2018
Just days after the invasion of Normandy, France, Walter Pruiksma volunteered to escort an elderly French woman to the hospital, who was injured nearly a week earlier when a German threw a grenade into her home. In the middle of the night, Pruiksma, along with a fellow military police, and the family set out on a 12-mile journey through the war-torn land to Carentan — the town with the......
Story by Staff Sgt. Ryan Hohman | 89th Military Police Brigade | 02.10.2015
Since the first days of the Army, there have been Soldiers tasked with the responsibility of policing the force and maintaining order. Gen. George Washington first formed the Marechaussee Corps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, as a light mounted dragoon troop tasked to carry out the important mission of apprehending deserters, rioters and stragglers....
Story by Staff Sgt. Sandra Lucas | 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | 06.28.2013
Staff Sgt. Eric Johnson, Regional Program Manager and SSD Handler, 179th Military Police Company, (Operation Enduring Freedom), Regional Command North and Capital Afghanistan received the Marechaussee Medal in bronze for his longstanding performance....
Story by Spc. Jason Kemp | 1st Infantry Division | 07.12.2010
Gen. George Washington formed the first Marechaussee Corps at Valley Forge during the summer of 1778 after the worst winter the Continental Army experienced....
