The Portuguese Armed Forces and GNR

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286 Lopes
287 Pinto
289 Cardoso
290 Silva
The
History of
the GNR
Creation
The origins – Corpo de
Quadrilheiros

• First reference on police institutions –

1383, Quadrilheiros
• Function: ensure patrols the streets of
Lisbon and later the streets of Porto
Guarda real da Polícia

• After the 1755 earthquake and the

ineffectiveness of the (Quadrilheiros) in
defending the city against criminals force
the creation of a new police force, which
was titled after Guarda Real da Polícia.
• First professional police force
• Policial function - Intendente-Geral da
Polícia
• Military discipline - General de Armas da
Província
Guarda Municipal

• The victory of liberalism in 1834

• "Guardas Municipais " of Lisbon on July 3,
1834, and of Porto on August 24 of 1835
• This movement imposed the administrative retire
ment of the Country which led
to the formation of the 18 districts of Portugal.
Guardas
Republicanas - GNR

• The end of the monarchy and

the implementation of
Republic creates de provisional
Guardas Republicanas of
Lisbon and Porto while
preparing the organization of
the current Guarda Nacional
Repúblicana, that was formally
created on May 3 of 1911.
Portuguese
Air Force
What is the
goal/mission?
• The PAF (Portuguese Air
Force) was created on the
1st of July of 1952.
However, its origins are
from 1912, when the army
and the navy started to
form their aviation;
• Its mission is to fully
cooperate in the military
defense of the Portuguese
Republic and its airspace
through air operation
missions;
The Famous – F-16
• This is (most likely) the most known aircraft of the PAF (Portuguese Air Force).
• This plane is known all over the world, and it appears in many films, for
example Top Gun: Maverick (2022), where this plane takes the main role.

• The F-16 made its first flight by portugal on 26 June of 2003.

• Portugal has 4 F-16 and each one costs around 63 million dollars.
Air bases in Portugal

• - Air Base Nº1 (Sintra);

• - Air Base Nº4 (Açores);
• - Air Base Nº5 (Leiria);
• - Air Base Nº6 (Setúbal);
• - Air Base Nº8 (Ovar);
• - Air Base Nº11 (Beja, the biggest in Europe).
Helping others

• Recently, the government

agreed to let the
Portuguese Air Force go to
Israel to rescue about 100
portuguese citizens
trapped in the war
between Israel and the
terrorists called Hamas.
Portuguese Navy A Pátria honrae que a Pátria vos
Contempla
Index

• History
• Biggest achievings
• Biggest tragedies/defeats
• Portuguese Navy vs US Navy
• Curious facts about the
Portuguese Navy
History

The branch of the Portuguese

Armed Forces whose mission is to
cooperate, in an integrated manner,
in the military defence of Portugal,
by carrying out naval operations.
The Navy also carries out missions
within the scope of the
international commitments
assumed by Portugal, as well as
missions of public interest.
Biggest Achievings

• Discovery of the Azores, a place of

great strategic importance for
Portugal.

• Conquest of Ceuta.

• Discovery of Brazil and India that

became great sources of wealth
for our country and that
contributed to our superiority at
the time.
Biggest
Tragedy/Defeat
• “Batalha Naval de Saltes”:
• A Portuguese squadron of 26
galleys and ships, with almost
10,000 men, was defeated off
Saltes by the Castilian squadron
of 17 galleys, which took
advantage of the dispersion of the
Portuguese ships. The naval battle
of Saltes was the heaviest
Portuguese naval defeat in its
entire history.
 Portuguese Navy vs
US Navy
• Which is the oldest?
Portuguese Navy – 706 years U.S. Navy – 229 years
• Which fought the most naval battles?
Portuguese Navy – 26 battles U.S. Navy – 3 battles
• Resources:
Portuguese Navy – 2 Submarines, 5 frigates, 2 corvettes,
4 ocean patrol vessels, 4 coastal patrol vessels, 10
motorboats, 4 hydrogen vessels, 4 sailboats and 5
aircraft.
U.S. Navy – 299 ships, 4012 aircraft and 11 aircraft
carriers (Portugal has none)
• Number of operatives:
Portuguese Navy – 6793 U.S. Navy – 333896
 Curiosities of the
Portuguese Navy

• It is the oldest Navy in the world.

• The first battle of our Navy took place in

1128 and the last one took place in 1918,
a combat between a fishing ship
requisitioned by the Portuguese Navy
against several German ships.