Provost (military police) or "field hunter") has a long tradition and dates back to the mid-17th century. As the current German constitution explicitly forbids the employment of troops on German territory (except for technical assistance as part of disaster relief), Feldjäger jurisdiction applies only to military facilities and military personnel. Their motto is "Suum Cuique" ("To each his own", derived from Cicero, "De Finibus, Bonorum et Malorum", "liber V", 67: ""(...) ut fortitudo in laboribus periculisque cernatur, (...), iustitia in" suo cuique "tribuendo.""), the motto of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle. During World War II, Nazi Germany had numerous military police
Line in the sand (phrase) Line in the sand (phrase) A line in the sand is a metaphor with two similar meanings: Biblical link to John 8:6. Some have (perhaps erroneously) interpreted Jesus' writing in the sand, as drawing a line in the sand in order to address those who are about to stone a woman caught in adultery. However, the literal translation is not that he drew a line in the sand, but that he "wrote" (or "drew lines" in some translations) in the sand, an important distinction. The exact origin of the phrase is unknown: the "Oxford English Dictionary" suggests a transitional use