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Former guards regiments

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Republican Guard

1969-2003 elite military branch of Iraq's military

Preobrazhensky Regiment

elite Russian regiment

one of the household guard units serving the Pope, formed in 1801, abolished in 1970

military unit of the Vatican

Kheshig (; ) were the imperial guard and shock troops for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire—particularly for Genghis Khan and his wife Börte. Their primary purpose was to act as bodyguards for emperors and other nobles. They were divided into two subgroups: the day guard (Torguud) and the night guard (Khebtuul). They were distinct from the regular army and would not go to battle with them, instead staying back on guard duty. Their supreme commander was called the Cherbi.

Izmaylovsky Regiment

Cloakroom Regiment in the Russian Empire

branch of the Imperial Japanese Army (1867–1945) dedicated to the protection of the Emperor of Japan and the Imperial Family, palaces and other imperial properties

Manchukuo Imperial Guards

Chevalier Guard Regiment

imperial Russian military unit

Imperial Guard of Iran

Both personal guard force of Shah, and an elite combat branch of the Imperial Iranian Army

Special Republican Guard

Egersky Guards Regiment

Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European courts

Royal Horse Guards

cavalry regiment of the British Army

military unit of the Papal States

Regiment of Presidential Security

security service of Burkina Faso, independent of the country's Army

imperial bodyguards of Ethiopia

Volinsky Guard Regiment

Moskovsky Regiment