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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 ...
In February–March 1917, the defection of reserve battalions of the Imperial Guard based in St.Petersburg was a major factor in the overthrow of the Tsarist government. The service units of the Guard at the front disintegrated along with the remainder of the Imperial Army, until it was formally replaced by the new Red Army on 28 January 1918.
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.
From 1806 to the 60s of the 19th century, the Russian Imperial Army included corps (the highest formations in the infantry and cavalry are non–permanent), which had two divisions (a permanent military formation consisting of two or three brigades of two-regiment composition and an artillery brigade) and artillery brigades (corps).
'of the Guard') prefixed to their unit title, a title of great respect and honor that brought better pay and rations. [113] In the Imperial Russian Army, the elite had always been the Imperial Guards regiments, and the title "Guards" when applied to a military unit in Russia still has elitist connotations.
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)
Infantry regiments of the Russian Empire (30 P) This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 22:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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.