List of army units called "guards"

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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).

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Australia's Federation Guard

Australia

Austria

Bahrain

Belarus

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Bulgaria

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The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria on parade

Canada

China, People’s Republic of

China, Republic of (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

Estonia

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Estonia's Military Police Guard Battalion during the Estonia 100 parade in 2018

Finland

Germany

India

Iran

Israel

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Korea, North (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

Guard units

Units with the word guards

Korea, South (Republic of Korea)

Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak walk through an honour guard cordon formed by South Korea's Traditional Guard of Honour Unit, 2010 President of the Democratic Republic of Congo meets with President Lee (4476018940).jpg
Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak walk through an honour guard cordon formed by South Korea's Traditional Guard of Honour Unit, 2010

Montenegro

Morocco

Netherlands

Norway

Oman

Philippines

Guard Battalion, Presidential Security Command

Romania

Russia

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has a large number of Guards units.

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Singapore

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Vietnam

Historical

Bavaria

Byzantine

Canada

China

East Germany

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Friedrich Engels Guard Regiment

Ethiopia

Finland

For Guards units before 1918, see Russian Empire.

France

German Empire

Iran

Imperial Japan

Joseon Korea

Morocco

Philippines

Prussia

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

Poland

Portugal

Roman Empire

Romania

Russian Empire

Saxony

Soviet Union

Spanish Netherlands

Sri Lanka

Army

Army reserve

Sweden

United Kingdom

Organizational units

Vatican

Vietnam

See also

Notes

  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.

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