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List of army units called "guards"

This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard. Border guards, coast guards, civil guards, home guards, national guards, honor guards, republican guards, imperial guards and royal guards are listed under their own articles. See also presidential guard and Red Guards (disambiguation).

The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria on parade
The Guard Battalion during the Estonia 100 parade in 2018

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Australia's Federation Guard

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Bangladesh edit

* President Guard's Regiment

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Bulgaria edit

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China (People’s Republic of China) edit

China (Republic of China/“Taiwan”) edit

 
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen inspects a joint-services guard of honour, made up of personnel from the Republic of China army, air force, and navy, 2017

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Israel edit

  • Knesset Guard (Hebrew: Mishmar HaKnesset) responsible for the security of the Knesset building and the protection of its members (MKs).

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Korea (DPRK/"North Korea") edit

Guard units edit

Korea (ROK/"South Korea") edit

 
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak walk through an honour guard cordon formed by the Traditional Guard Unit of the South Korean 3rd Infantry Division's, 2010

Montenegro edit

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Units with the word guards edit

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Oman edit

Philippines edit

 
Indian president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam inspects a guard of honour formed by the Philippine Presidential Security Group, 2006

Romania edit

Russia edit

Main article: List of guards units of Russia

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Switzerland edit

  • Swiss Guard, Swiss mercenary soldiers who served as guards at foreign European courts.

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  • King's Guard (ceremonial designation given to units from the three branches of service)

Ukraine edit

Main article: List of guards units of Ukraine

United Kingdom edit

Vietnam edit

 
Military Honour Guard Battalion of the Vietnam People's Army

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Friedrich Engels Guard Regiment

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Byzantine edit

  • Varangian Guard, a unit of the Byzantine emperor chiefly made up of troops of Scandinavian and North West European origin.

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East Germany edit

Ethiopia edit

Finland edit

For Guards units before 1918, see Russian Empire.

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German Empire edit

Iran edit

Imperial Japan edit

Joseon Korea edit

Morocco edit

Prussia edit

Cavalry

Infantry(each of the foot guards and four of the guards grenadiers would form reserve (Landwehr) units upon mobilization in August 1914)

Artillery

Support units

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Poland edit

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Roman Empire edit

Romania edit

Russian Empire edit

Saxony edit

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Spanish Netherlands edit

Sri Lanka edit

Army

Army reserve

Sweden edit

United Kingdom edit

Organizational units

Vatican edit

Vietnam edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Xông đất lính đặc nhiệm Lữ đoàn 144".
  2. ^ "Đoàn nghi lễ Quân đội: Nghệ sĩ - chiến sĩ làm nhiệm vụ đặc biệt". 20 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Home". bqllang.gov.vn.

References edit

  • Philip Mansel, Pillars of Monarchy: An Outline of the Political and Social History of Royal Guards 1400–1984, ISBN 0-7043-2424-5
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