''Hundertschaft'' (, ''centuria, group of a hundred'') is a
German term to denote a
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...
or
police
The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...
group of around one hundred members.
Historically the Germanic tribes created fighting groups of
100 men. This term is not used in the modern German military (although it is roughly the size of a
company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether Natural person, natural, Juridical person, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members ...
, which is a bit larger). It is currently used by the ''
Bereitschaftspolizei'' (riot police) of the ''
Landespolizei
; ) is a term used to refer to the state police of any of the states of Germany.
History
The of today can trace its origins to the late 19th century, when Germany united into a single country in 1871, under Otto von Bismarck. Various ...
'' (state police) and ''
German Federal Police'' to designate company-sized police reserve units.
See also
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Centuria
''Centuria'' (; : ''centuriae'') is a Latin term (from the stem ''centum'' meaning one hundred) denoting military units originally consisting of 100 men. The size of the centuria changed over time, and from the first century BC through most of ...
References
Military history of Germany
Law enforcement in Germany
Military units and formations by size
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