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|skills = Special training to fight demonstrations | |skills = Special training to fight demonstrations | ||
|goals = Enforce the rule of Communism in Poland (successful until 1989)<br>Enforce martial law (truncated) | |goals = Enforce the rule of Communism in Poland (successful until 1989)<br>Enforce martial law (truncated) | ||
|crimes = [[Torture]]<br>Human rights violations<br>Mass [[murder]] | |crimes = [[Torture]]<br>Human rights violations<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Terrorism]] | ||
|type of villains = Paramilitary Police | |type of villains = Paramilitary Police | ||
|Image= | |Image=Oznaka MO na mundur ćwiczebny.png|type of villain=Paramilitary Police}} | ||
The '''ZOMO''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_language Polish]: ''Zmotoryzowane Odwody Milicji Obywatelskiej''), known in English as '''Motorized Reserves of the Citizens' Militia''', were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary paramilitary]-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] formations during the [[Polish United Workers' Party|communist era in Poland]]. These purportedly elite units of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milicja_Obywatelska Citizens' Militia] (MO) were created to fight dangerous criminals, provide security during mass events, and help in the case of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster natural disasters] and other crises; however, they became known instead for their brutal and sometimes lethal actions of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_control riot control] and their role in quelling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights civil rights] protests. | The '''ZOMO''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_language Polish]: ''Zmotoryzowane Odwody Milicji Obywatelskiej''), known in English as '''Motorized Reserves of the Citizens' Militia''', were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary paramilitary]-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] formations during the [[Polish United Workers' Party|communist era in Poland]]. These purportedly elite units of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milicja_Obywatelska Citizens' Militia] (MO) were created to fight dangerous criminals, provide security during mass events, and help in the case of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster natural disasters] and other crises; however, they became known instead for their brutal and sometimes lethal actions of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_control riot control] and their role in quelling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights civil rights] protests. | ||