FM 29-5 BASIC FIELD MANUAL MILITARY POLICE (This manual supersedes Basic Field Manual, volume IX, December 31, 1937.) CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATION 1. GENERAL.-a. The military police consists of personnel authorized to a commander to assist him in the enforcement of laws, regulations, and orders, and for other purposes as outlined in this manual. b. The.designation "military policeman" as- used herein refers to an enlisted man who is a member of the authorized military police. c. Tables of Organization and special instructions issued from time to time by the War Department prescribe the details of organization, composition, and allocation of military police units and installations. * 2. ORGANIZATION IN PEACE.-In peace, military police are organized intoa. Platoons, companies, and battalions as part of 'tactical units according to Tables of Organization. b.
DesignationFM 29-5
EditionJan 1941
StatusSuperseded
Pages164
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)