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The Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard (Russian: Лейб-гвардия Leyb-gvardiya, from German Leib "body"; cf. Life Guards / Bodyguard) were combined Imperial Russian Army forces units serving as counterintelligence to prevent sabotage of important imperial palace, personal guards of the Emperor of Russia and imperial family, public security in capital, and ...
The Guards designation originated during World War II, its name coming both from the Russian Imperial Guard, and the old Bolshevik Red Guards. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Practical benefits of the status included double pay for ordinary soldiers and the designation often served as a morale-boosting source of unit pride.
22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (PVO) 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment; 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment; 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment; 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment; 458th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment; 627th Guards Fighter Aviation Training Regiment; 689th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (VVS Baltic Fleet)
During the 19th century the Imperial Russian Guard regiments were not exclusively composed of Russian troops, but also included Lithuanian, Finnish and Ukrainian units. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Imperial Guards consisted of 13 infantry , 4 rifles and 14 cavalry regiments , artillery, engineers and transport, making up a separate ...
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).
Many infantry (pekhotniye in Russian), literally 'movement', and rifle (strelkoviye in Russian), literally 'sharpshooter', divisions were inherited by the Workers-Peasants Army from the former Imperial Russian Army, but were renamed in the spirit of the Revolutionary times, often with names including words such as "Proletariat", "workers and peasants", or other titles that differentiated them ...
His Majesty Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment (Russian: «Лейб-гвардии Егерский Его Величества полк»), short also Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment (or: LG Jaeger Regiment), was a Jäger regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard from 1796 to 1917.
Pages in category "Russian Imperial Guard" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Chevalier Guard Regiment; F. Finnish Life Guards Regiment;