Russian Guards
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Guards (
Russian Imperial Guard
In the Russian Empire,
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Imperial Guards consisted of 13
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.
Russian Revolution
The Red Guards (
The White Guard (
Soviet Guards
"Guards" (Russian: Гвардия, romanized: Gvardiya) designations were awarded to units and formations that distinguished themselves during the Second World War by the order of People's Commissar for Defence of USSR No.303 on the 18 September 1941, and were considered to have elite status. However, the Guards badge was not introduced until 21 May 1943.
In late 1941, the Stavka began awarding the honorific title 'Guards' to regiments, divisions, and corps that had distinguished themselves in combat. Units earning this title had often suffered up to 30 percent or more casualties after successfully performing desperate missions. It was not only a prestigious designation, as units so honoured were thereafter better equipped and given preference in personnel, supplies, equipment and material.[3]
There were eleven Guard Armies and six Guard Tank Armies:
- 1st Guards Army
- 2nd Guards Army
- 3rd Guards Army
- 4th Guards Army
- 5th Guards Army
- 6th Guards Army
- 7th Guards Army
- 8th Guards Army
- 9th Guards Army
- 10th Guards Army
- 11th Guards Army
- 1st Guards Tank Army
- 2nd Guards Tank Army
- 3rd Guards Tank Army
- 4th Guards Tank Army
- 5th Guards Tank Army
- 6th Guards Tank Army
Russian Federation Guards
The Guards distinction was retained as designations of
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Badge of Russian Guards units (1994)
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Badge of Belarusian Guards units
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Badge of Ukrainian Guards units (removed 2016)
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Russian Guards badge (2011–present)
See also
References
- ^ Nik Cornish The Russian Army 1914-18 2001 page 16 "These corps were to be known, from 21 July 1916, as the Guards Army. ... by the Guards during the Brusilov Offensive their numbers were supplemented with line army corps and the whole became in September 1916 the 'Special Army'."
- ISBN 1-85532-608-6.
- ^ Harrel, 2019
- ISBN 9781781592915.
- ^ South Anyui Range // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.