Hundertschaft

{{Short description|German term for a military or police group of around 100 members}} {{More sources needed|date=December 2009}} '''''Hundertschaft''''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhʊndɐtʃaft|lang|audio=De-Hundertschaft.ogg}}, ''centuria, group of a hundred'') is a German term to denote a military or police group of around one hundred members.<ref>{{Cite web |last=user |date=2020-07-04 |title=ᐅ Polizei Hundertschaft: Aufgaben & Karriere im Überblick |url=https://polizist-werden.de/polizei-hundertschaft/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=polizist-werden.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> 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, which is a bit larger). It is currently used by the ''Bereitschaftspolizei'' (riot police) of the ''Landespolizei'' (state police) and ''German Federal Police'' to designate company-sized police reserve units.

==See also== *Centuria

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Military history of Germany Category:Law enforcement in Germany Category:Military units and formations by size