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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

Australia

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Austria

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Bahrain

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Belarus

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Bangladesh

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* President Guard's Regiment

Bhutan

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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China (People’s Republic of China)

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China (Republic of China/“Taiwan”)

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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

Denmark

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Estonia

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Finland

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Germany

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India

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Iran

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Israel

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

Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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Korea (DPRK/"North Korea")

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Guard units

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Korea (ROK/"South Korea")

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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

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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Units with the word guards

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Norway

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Oman

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Philippines

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

Romania

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Russia

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Main article: List of guards units of Russia

Saudi Arabia

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Serbia

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Singapore

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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

Thailand

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

Ukraine

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Main article: List of guards units of Ukraine

United Kingdom

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Vietnam

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Military Honour Guard Battalion of the Vietnam People's Army

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Friedrich Engels Guard Regiment

Bavaria

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Byzantine

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

Canada

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China

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East Germany

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Ethiopia

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Finland

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For Guards units before 1918, see Russian Empire.

France

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German Empire

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Iran

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Imperial Japan

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Joseon Korea

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Morocco

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Prussia

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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

Papal States

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Poland

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Portugal

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Roman Empire

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Romania

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Russian Empire

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Saxony

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Soviet Union

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Spanish Netherlands

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Sri Lanka

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Army

Army reserve

Sweden

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United Kingdom

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Organizational units

Vatican

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Vietnam

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See also

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Notes

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  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

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  • 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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