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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 called Armed Elite Guards: border guards, coast guards, civil guards, home guards, national guards, honour 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

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Austria

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Bahrain

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Belarus

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Bangladesh

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Bhutan

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Bulgaria

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The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria on parade

Canada

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China, People’s Republic of

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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

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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, North (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

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Guard units

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Units with the word guards

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Korea, South (Republic of Korea)

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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

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Oman

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Philippines

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Romania

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Russia

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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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United Kingdom

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United States

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Vietnam

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Historical

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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 Reich

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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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Philippines

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  • AFP Presidential Guards Battalion
  • Malacanang Guards
  • Presidential Guard Corps

Prussia

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Cavalry

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Infantry

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Artillery

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Support units

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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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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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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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