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provost marshal wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 british armed forces 2 canadian armed forces 3 german armed forces 4 new zealand defence force 5 united states armed forces 6 other uses 7 in popular culture 8 see also 9 references 10 external links toggle the table of contents provost marshal 2 languages bahasa melayu svenska edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from provost marshal title for a leader of military police this article is about military usage of the term provost for other uses see provost disambiguation look up provost marshal in wiktionary the free dictionary lieutenant colonel james p smith jr provost marshal of the berlin district left and major william j e keish commanding officer 713th military police battalion check pass lists for the potsdam conference area in potsdam germany on july 14 1945 a provost marshal ˌ p r oʊ v oʊ ˈ m ɑː ʃ l commands a group of military police mps the title originated with an older term for mps provosts from the old french prévost modern french prévôt meaning person placed in charge literally positioned at the front while a provost marshal is now usually a senior commissioned officer the title can apply to a person of any rank who commands any number of mps historically civilian officials could become provost mashalls especially under conditions of martial law or when a military force had day to day responsibility for some or all aspects of civilian law enforcement such as in some british colonies a provost marshal may also oversee security services imprisonment fire emergency services and ambulances british armed forces edit in the british armed forces the provost marshal is the head of the military police of each service with the senior military police officers at lower levels being titled deputy or assistant provost marshals in many cases the provost marshal is in charge of discipline provost marshal is the oldest extant appointment in the british army it dates back to early tudor times but the office was probably in existence in the 12th century 1 by the end of the 17th century each regiment had its own provost marshal 2 under the provost marshal general 3 currently the provost marshal army is also the commander of the 1st military police brigade canadian armed forces edit the canadian forces provost marshal cfpm is the branch advisor for the canadian forces military police branch and also the commander of the canadian forces military police group cf mp gp the cfpm is headquartered in ottawa and has five sections each under the command of a deputy provost marshal dpm dpm police dpm resource management dpm individual training and education dpm security and dpm professional standards the cf mp gp is composed of the canadian forces national investigation service cfnis military police security services mpss canadian forces service prison and detention barracks cfspdb and canadian forces military police academy cfmpa german armed forces edit the chief of the german military police feldjäger is called general der feldjägertruppe equivalent to provost marshal general the german armed forces bundeswehr do not have a specific title for military police officers so in most tactical units and especially in multinational deployments they will use the english term provost marshal new zealand defence force edit the provost marshal of the joint military police unit holds a senior commissioned rank currently a colonel holds the provost marshal position for the nzdf the provost marshal is responsible for all three military police units from the navy army and air force united states armed forces edit in the united states army and united states marine corps usmc the senior most military law enforcement officer is the provost marshal general pmg army or provost marshal usmc the us army pmg is a post that was reinstated in 2003 having been abolished 29 years earlier the pmg is a general in charge of the united states army military police corps u s army criminal investigation division cid and united states army corrections command acc policy and procedures from the office of the provost marshal general opmg at the pentagon the senior mp officer at the theater corps division and brigade level and for each garrison is known as a provost marshal in many us army garrisons a provost marshal is at times also responsible for the provision of fire and physical security as well as law enforcement services and thus is also referred to as the director of emergency services des other uses edit the british far right group britain first also use the rank presumably as head of their paramilitary wing britain first defence force with provision for two provosts marshal in their official group constitution 4 in popular culture edit in the 1988 film the presidio sean connery portrays lt colonel alan caldwell the base provost marshal see also edit provost civil provost sergeant references edit brigadier iain cameron provost marshal who steered the royal military police through times of change obituary the telegraph 14 june 2022 p 110 collins john m martial law and english laws c 1500 c 1700 cambridge university press 19 may 2016 p 108 childs john army of charles ii routledge 15 oct 2013 constitution version pdf archived from the original pdf on 2017 11 29 retrieved 2018 04 06 external links edit canadian forces provost marshal website retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title provost_marshal oldid 1375059711 category military provost ranks hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata articles containing old french 842 ca 1400 language text articles containing german language text this page was last edited on 15 september 2026 at 16 31 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents provost marshal 2 languages add topic