▁( i . e . ▁French ▁Res istance ▁workers ), ▁diss idents , ▁escaped ▁prisoners , ▁Jews ▁and ▁those ▁ev ading ▁the ▁S TO . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁D irection ▁centrale ▁des ▁R ense ign ements ▁généra ux ▁( R G ) ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁direct ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁civil , ▁secret ▁and ▁military ▁police , ▁the ▁Ge he ime ▁Feld pol ize i . ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁room ▁ 3 5 ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁Police . ▁The ▁Special ▁Brig ades ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁commit ▁tort ure . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Special ▁Brig ades ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁General ▁Information ▁at ▁the ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁Police ▁Luci en ▁R ott ée , ▁who ▁appointed ▁Commission er ▁Fern and ▁David ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁Brig ades . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁France , ▁ 1 5 0 ▁police ▁officers ▁from ▁the ▁Special ▁Brig ades ▁were ▁pro sec uted . ▁Si xty - four ▁inspect ors ▁were ▁sent enced , ▁including ▁twenty - two ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁penalty : ▁ten ▁were ▁executed . ▁R ott ée ▁and ▁David ▁were ▁tried , ▁condem ned ▁for ▁tre ason ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁firing ▁squad ▁at ▁Fort ▁de ▁Montr ou ge ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Car ling ue , ▁French ▁auxili aries ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Gest ap o . ▁ ▁Category : Leg al ▁history ▁of ▁V ich y ▁France ▁Category