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The unit acts as foot guards for the Norwegian Army.</figcaption></figure> <p>In some militaries, <b>foot guards</b> are senior <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiments</a>. Foot guards are commonly responsible for guarding royal families or other state leaders, and they also often perform ceremonial duties accordingly, but at the same time are combat soldiers. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Foot_Guards_by_country">Foot Guards by country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Foot Guards by country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sergio_Mattarella_al_Rideau_Hall_08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Sergio_Mattarella_al_Rideau_Hall_08.jpg/220px-Sergio_Mattarella_al_Rideau_Hall_08.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Sergio_Mattarella_al_Rideau_Hall_08.jpg/330px-Sergio_Mattarella_al_Rideau_Hall_08.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Sergio_Mattarella_al_Rideau_Hall_08.jpg/440px-Sergio_Mattarella_al_Rideau_Hall_08.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4401" data-file-height="2934" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Foot_Guards" title="Governor General's Foot Guards">Governor General's Foot Guards</a> is one of two active foot guards regiments in Canada.</figcaption></figure> <p>Two regiments of foot guards exist in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Primary_Reserve" title="Primary Reserve">Primary Reserve</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Foot_Guards" title="Governor General's Foot Guards">Governor General's Foot Guards</a> (GGFG) and the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Grenadier_Guards" title="Canadian Grenadier Guards">Canadian Grenadier Guards</a> (CGG). The two foot guards, along with the <a href="/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Horse_Guards" title="Governor General's Horse Guards">Governor General's Horse Guards</a>, form Canada's <a href="/wiki/Household_Division" title="Household Division">Household Division</a>. Although the GGFG has its buttons in pairs, compared to the single buttons of the CGG, it is the more senior regiment. The paired buttons on the GGFG's <a href="/wiki/Red_coat_(military_uniform)" title="Red coat (military uniform)">scarlet tunic</a> is a result of its historical alliance to the British <a href="/wiki/Coldstream_Guards" title="Coldstream Guards">Coldstream Guards</a>, whose tunics are styled similarly. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Guards" title="Canadian Guards">Canadian Guards</a> was another regiment of foot guards from the Canadian Army's <a href="/wiki/Regular_Force" title="Regular Force">Regular Force</a>, although it was reduced to nil strength and placed on the <a href="/wiki/Supplementary_Order_of_Battle" title="Supplementary Order of Battle">Supplementary Order of Battle</a> in 1970. Its colours are deposited at <a href="/wiki/Rideau_Hall" title="Rideau Hall">Rideau Hall</a> should it be desired to stand up the regiment again. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Canada" title="Royal Regiment of Canada">Royal Regiment of Canada</a>, despite being a <a href="/wiki/Line_infantry" title="Line infantry">line infantry</a> regiment, wears foot guards full-dress uniform. This is in token of the alliance its predecessor <a href="/wiki/Royal_Grenadiers" title="Royal Grenadiers">The Royal Grenadiers</a> had with the <a href="/wiki/Grenadier_Guards" title="Grenadier Guards">Grenadier Guards</a>. The full-dress uniform has a scarlet-over-white plume, and buttons are worn singly in like manner. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"> <caption>Uniform details </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Regiment </th> <th colspan="2">Plume </th> <th rowspan="2">Button <br />grouping </th> <th colspan="2">Badge </th></tr> <tr> <th>Position </th> <th>Colour </th> <th>Collar </th> <th>Shoulder </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Foot_Guards" title="Governor General's Foot Guards">Governor General's Foot Guards</a></td> <td>Left</td> <td>Scarlet</td> <td>Pairs</td> <td>GGFG guards star</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maple_leaf" title="Maple leaf">Maple leaf</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Canadian_Grenadier_Guards" class="mw-redirect" title="The Canadian Grenadier Guards">Canadian Grenadier Guards</a></td> <td>Left</td> <td>White</td> <td>Singly</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grenade" title="Grenade">Grenade</a></td> <td>Grenade </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Canadian_Guards" class="mw-redirect" title="The Canadian Guards">Canadian Guards</a> (reduced to nil strength)</td> <td>Left</td> <td>Red and white</td> <td>Singly</td> <td>Crowned maple branch</td> <td>Crowned maple branch </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Denmark">Denmark</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Denmark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The foot guards of Denmark consists of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Life_Guards_(Denmark)" title="Royal Life Guards (Denmark)">Royal Life Guards</a> (<i>Den Kongelige Livgarde</i>). It is primarily a <a href="/wiki/Mechanized_infantry" title="Mechanized infantry">mechanized infantry</a> regiment in the <a href="/wiki/Danish_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish Army">Danish Army</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Guard_Company_(Denmark)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard Company (Denmark)">Guard Company</a> of the regiment performing <a href="/wiki/Royal_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Guard">guard/ceremonial</a> <a href="/wiki/Public_duties" title="Public duties">public duties</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Danish_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish monarchy">Danish monarchy</a>. They provide a permanent guard at the <a href="/wiki/Amalienborg_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Amalienborg Palace">Amalienborg Palace</a>, as well as mount at guard at <a href="/wiki/Fredensborg_Palace" title="Fredensborg Palace">Fredensborg Palace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marselisborg_Palace" title="Marselisborg Palace">Marselisborg Palace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gr%C3%A5sten_Palace" title="Gråsten Palace">Gråsten Palace</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Christiansborg_Palace" title="Christiansborg Palace">Christiansborg Palace</a> on occasion. </p><p>The regiment is currently composed of 4 active duty units: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col 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href="/wiki/File:Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_II_Battalion.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_II_Battalion.svg/25px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_II_Battalion.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_II_Battalion.svg/38px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_II_Battalion.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_II_Battalion.svg/50px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_II_Battalion.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="91" data-file-height="91" /></a></span> 2nd Battalion</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Guard_Company.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Guard_Company.svg/25px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Guard_Company.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Guard_Company.svg/38px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Guard_Company.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Guard_Company.svg/50px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Guard_Company.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="91" data-file-height="91" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Guard_Company_(Denmark)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard Company (Denmark)">Guard Company</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Musical_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Musical_Corps.svg/25px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Musical_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Musical_Corps.svg/38px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Musical_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Musical_Corps.svg/50px-Emblem_for_the_Danish_Royal_Life_Guards_Musical_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="83" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Life_Guards_Music_Band_(Denmark)" title="Royal Life Guards Music Band (Denmark)">Royal Life Guard Music Band</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finland">Finland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="Finnish Army">Finnish Army</a> unit that provides a guard of honour for the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President of Finland</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Guard_Jaeger_Regiment" title="Guard Jaeger Regiment">Guard Jaeger Regiment</a> (<a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>: <i lang="fi">Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti</i>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Gardesjägarregementet</i>) is a Finnish Army unit in <a href="/wiki/Santahamina" title="Santahamina">Santahamina</a>, an island district of <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>. The regiment trains guard jaegers for fighting in an urban environment. The Guard Battalion's (<a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>: <i lang="fi">Kaartin Pataljoona</i>) two military police companies of the Guard Jaeger Regiment provide the ceremonial guard of honour for the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President of Finland</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first infantry regiment of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Guard_(France)" title="Republican Guard (France)">Republican Guard</a> is responsible for protecting the <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">President of France</a> and for ceremonial duties. Other historical French foot guard regiments include: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Garde_du_Corps_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Garde du Corps (France)">Garde du Corps</a></i> (1419–1791; 1815–1830)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gardes_Fran%C3%A7aises" class="mw-redirect" title="Gardes Françaises">Gardes Françaises</a></i> (1563–1789)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardes_Suisses" class="mw-redirect" title="Gardes Suisses">Swiss Guards</a> (1616–1792)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Napoleon_I)" title="Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)">Imperial Guard</a> (1804–1815) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Old_Guard_(France)" title="Old Guard (France)">Old Guard</a></li> <li>Middle Guard</li> <li>Young Guard</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Napoleon_III)" title="Imperial Guard (Napoleon III)">Imperial Guard</a> Corps (1854–1870)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:150910-D-VO565-037_German_honor_guard_members_stand_in_formation_at_the_Defense_Ministry_in_Berlin_2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/150910-D-VO565-037_German_honor_guard_members_stand_in_formation_at_the_Defense_Ministry_in_Berlin_2015.JPG/220px-150910-D-VO565-037_German_honor_guard_members_stand_in_formation_at_the_Defense_Ministry_in_Berlin_2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/150910-D-VO565-037_German_honor_guard_members_stand_in_formation_at_the_Defense_Ministry_in_Berlin_2015.JPG/330px-150910-D-VO565-037_German_honor_guard_members_stand_in_formation_at_the_Defense_Ministry_in_Berlin_2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/150910-D-VO565-037_German_honor_guard_members_stand_in_formation_at_the_Defense_Ministry_in_Berlin_2015.JPG/440px-150910-D-VO565-037_German_honor_guard_members_stand_in_formation_at_the_Defense_Ministry_in_Berlin_2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1363" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Wachbataillon" title="Wachbataillon">Wachbataillon</a> performs ceremonial guard duty for the <a href="/wiki/German_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="German Armed Forces">German Armed Forces</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wachbataillon" title="Wachbataillon">Wachbataillon</a> perform ceremonial guard duty for various branches of the German government. It is currently the largest battalion in the <a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a>, having up to 1,000 soldiers based in Berlin. The battalion follows the tradition of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Foot_Guards_(German_Empire)" title="1st Foot Guards (German Empire)">1. Foot Guard Regiment</a> (1. Garde-Rgt. z.F.). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Bodyguard" class="mw-redirect" title="President's Bodyguard">President's Bodyguard</a> regiment of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Guard">Republican Guard</a> responsible for protecting the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a> on ceremonial occasions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italy">Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2june2006_205.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/2june2006_205.jpg/220px-2june2006_205.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/2june2006_205.jpg/330px-2june2006_205.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/2june2006_205.jpg/440px-2june2006_205.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Foot guards functions in the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a> are held by the <a href="/wiki/Granatieri_di_Sardegna" class="mw-redirect" title="Granatieri di Sardegna">Granatieri di Sardegna</a> regiment.</figcaption></figure> <p>The foot guards functions in the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a> are held by the <a href="/wiki/Granatieri_di_Sardegna" class="mw-redirect" title="Granatieri di Sardegna">Granatieri di Sardegna</a> Brigade, direct heir of the original Guards' Regiment founded on April 18, 1659. The brigade's two regiments of guards infantry have a highly distinguished combat history and are still employed both in ceremonial and combat roles. The 3rd regiment serves as combat support. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a> (the militarised <a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie" title="Gendarmerie">gendarmerie</a>-type law enforcement agency of Italy) also fields a ceremonial guards unit – the <a href="/wiki/Corazzieri" class="mw-redirect" title="Corazzieri">Reggimento Corazzieri</a> (<i>"<a href="/wiki/Cuirassier" title="Cuirassier">Cuirassiers</a> Regiment"</i>), based in <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, which carries its ceremonial role both on foot and on horseback at the <a href="/wiki/Quirinal_Palace" title="Quirinal Palace">Quirinal Palace</a> – the official residence of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">President of Italy</a>. It is more compatible to a dragoons regiment while being more of a cuirassier unit due to its uniform. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russia">Russia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Russia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>'s Presidential Regiment (also known as the <a href="/wiki/Kremlin_Regiment" title="Kremlin Regiment">Kremlin Regiment</a>), although not a part of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Russian Armed Forces">Russian Armed Forces</a> but part of the Russian <a href="/wiki/Federal_Protective_Service_(Russia)" title="Federal Protective Service (Russia)">Federal Protective Service</a>, which directly reports to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">President of Russia</a>, is the elite unit that provides the guard of honor at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Moscow's <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Garden" title="Alexander Garden">Alexander Garden</a> and is tasked with the protection of the President, his family and the Kremlin complex. When in the Kremlin itself (at <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_Square,_Moscow" title="Cathedral Square, Moscow">Cathedral Square</a>) or at <a href="/wiki/Red_Square" title="Red Square">Red Square</a>, during important occasions and weekends, it maintains certain traditions of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Russia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Guard (Russia)">Russian Imperial Guard</a> through its uniforms and rifle and cavalry drills during the weekly Changing of the Guard ceremony together with the regimental band, Infantry units and the Cavalry Escort Squadron. The regiment, since the mid-2010s, has also provided sentries at the <a href="/wiki/Spasskaya_Tower" title="Spasskaya Tower">Spasskaya Tower</a> entrance facing Red Square. In the future, the regiment will be reinforced by the <a href="/wiki/Semyonovsky_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Semyonovsky Regiment">Semyonovsky Regiment</a> (reestablished in 2013), which falls under the Armed Forces and is currently the sole independent regiment of infantry in the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" title="Russian Ground Forces">Russian Ground Forces</a>. The <a href="/wiki/154th_Preobrazhensky_Independent_Commandant%27s_Regiment" title="154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment">154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment</a>, being a part of the Armed Forces, thus only performs honor guard duties only during state visits to Russia, wreath laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the major parades in Moscow (May 9 and November 7, respectively), as well as in major anniversary parades all over Russia if needed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spain">Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Spain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:El_rey_Juan_Carlos_I_en_la_Pascua_Militar_de_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/El_rey_Juan_Carlos_I_en_la_Pascua_Militar_de_2009.jpg/220px-El_rey_Juan_Carlos_I_en_la_Pascua_Militar_de_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/El_rey_Juan_Carlos_I_en_la_Pascua_Militar_de_2009.jpg/330px-El_rey_Juan_Carlos_I_en_la_Pascua_Militar_de_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/El_rey_Juan_Carlos_I_en_la_Pascua_Militar_de_2009.jpg/440px-El_rey_Juan_Carlos_I_en_la_Pascua_Militar_de_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1158" data-file-height="845" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Juan_Carlos_I" title="Juan Carlos I">Juan Carlos I</a> inspects the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Royal_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Royal Guard">Spanish Royal Guard</a>, a unit that originates from the <span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es"><a href="/wiki/Monteros_de_Espinosa" title="Monteros de Espinosa">Monteros de Espinosa</a></span></span>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Spain's <span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es"><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Royal_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Royal Guard">Guardia Real</a></span></span> is one of the oldest bodyguard units in the world. On top of protecting the king and deploying overseas, they also perform ceremonial duties. The regiment primarily provide protection to members of <a href="/wiki/Spanish_royal_family" title="Spanish royal family">Spanish royal family</a>, as well as royal households such as the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Madrid" title="Royal Palace of Madrid">Royal Palace of Madrid</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_El_Pardo" title="Royal Palace of El Pardo">Palace of El Pardo</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Zarzuela" title="Palace of Zarzuela">Palace of Zarzuela</a>. Its origins come from the <span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es"><a href="/wiki/Monteros_de_Espinosa" title="Monteros de Espinosa">Monteros de Espinosa</a></span></span>, which is the oldest royal bodyguard unit on the <a href="/wiki/European_continent" class="mw-redirect" title="European continent">European continent</a>. Its organizational structure is based around five battalion-sized units including the High Command Group, Escorts Group, Honors Group, Logistics Group, and the <a href="/wiki/Musical_Unit_of_the_Spanish_Royal_Guard" title="Musical Unit of the Spanish Royal Guard">Musical Unit of the Spanish Royal Guard</a>. </p><p>The Royal Guard Honors Group is the principal foot guards unit of the Armed Forces, which provides ceremonial and actual security to the royal family. Permanently garrisoned in Madrid, the capital city, the battalion-sized formation is organized into: </p> <ul><li>Group HQ</li> <li>Army Company "<span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">Monteros de Espinosa</span></span>" <ul><li>1st Platoon</li> <li>2nd Platoon</li> <li>3rd Platoon</li> <li>Drill Team Platoon</li></ul></li> <li>Navy and Marine Composite Company "<span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">Mar Océano</span></span>" <ul><li>1st Platoon</li> <li>2nd Platoon</li> <li>3rd Platoon</li></ul></li> <li>Air Force Squadron "<span title="Latin-language text"><span lang="la">Plus Ultra</span></span>" <ul><li>1st Flight</li> <li>2nd Flight</li> <li>3rd Flight</li></ul></li> <li>Mountaineering Group</li> <li>Royal Guard Diving Unit</li></ul> <p>The other foot guards regiment of the armed forces is the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Army" title="Spanish Army">Spanish Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Infantry_Regiment_%22Inmemorial_del_Rey%22_No._1" title="Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1">Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1</a> stationed in the Army Headquarters, <a href="/wiki/Buenavista_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Buenavista Palace">Buenavista Palace</a>, Madrid. It is one of the oldest standing guards units in the world, raised by King <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_III_of_Castile" title="Ferdinand III of Castile">Ferdinand III of Castile</a> in 1248. Traditionally, as the regiment is linked to the Spanish royal family and to the sovereign in his/her duty as Captain General and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, all the <a href="/wiki/Princes_of_Asturias" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes of Asturias">princes of Asturias</a> since 1862 are enrolled as honorary soldiers in the 1st Guards Company. The duty of Foot Guards is the responsibility of the Honor Guard Battalion "Old Guard of Castille", which is part of the regiment and organized into: </p> <ul><li>Battalion HQ</li> <li>1st Guards Company</li> <li>2nd Guards Company</li> <li>Artillery Honors Section</li> <li>Battalion Corps of Drums <ul><li>Drum and Bugle Section</li> <li>Fife and Drum section</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sweden">Sweden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stockholm-Wachsoldaten_in_Oestermalm.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Stockholm-Wachsoldaten_in_Oestermalm.jpg/220px-Stockholm-Wachsoldaten_in_Oestermalm.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Stockholm-Wachsoldaten_in_Oestermalm.jpg/330px-Stockholm-Wachsoldaten_in_Oestermalm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Stockholm-Wachsoldaten_in_Oestermalm.jpg/440px-Stockholm-Wachsoldaten_in_Oestermalm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="948" data-file-height="623" /></a><figcaption>The Swedish <a href="/wiki/Royal_Guards_(Sweden)" title="Royal Guards (Sweden)">Royal Guards</a> is a unit responsible for protecting the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Royal_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish Royal Family">Swedish Royal Family</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Guards_(Sweden)" title="Royal Guards (Sweden)">Royal Guards</a> is responsible for protection of the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Royal_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish Royal Family">Swedish Royal Family</a>. They are made up of the <a href="/wiki/Life_Guards_(Sweden)" title="Life Guards (Sweden)">Life Guards</a>. The Royal Guard has been responsible for providing security to <a href="/wiki/Stockholm_Palace" title="Stockholm Palace">Stockholm Palace</a> since 1523. It is the primary <a href="/wiki/Honour_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Honour guard">honour guard</a> detail for the king as well as an emergency unit for the capital. The guard is split up into two sections, the guard at Stockholm Palace, and a smaller detachment stationed at <a href="/wiki/Drottningholm_Palace" title="Drottningholm Palace">Drottningholm Palace</a>. The Royal Guards are most visible at state arrival ceremonies for visiting heads of state visiting <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, where it mounts the <a href="/wiki/Guard_of_honour" title="Guard of honour">guard of honour</a>. It performs the changing of the guard ceremony at the Outer Courtyard of the palace, drawing approximately 800,000 tourists per year. The foot guards component is made up of three foot guards companies that fall under the King's Guards Battalion, all performing public duties alongside their combat and security roles. In addition, the 12th Motorized Infantry Battalion (raised 2016) is also designated foot guards, but only performs combat operations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential Brigade">Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Independent Presidential Brigade</a> is a special military unit of Ukrainian Armed Forces which is mandated to defend the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" title="President of Ukraine">President of Ukraine</a> in his duty as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the First Family, and the presidential residences and facilities assigned to the presidential office. With its <a href="/wiki/Kyiv_Presidential_Honor_Guard_Battalion" title="Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion">Honor Guard Battalion</a> providing ceremonial guard duty for official events. </p><p>The brigade was raised in 1992 as a National Guard infantry regiment and was transferred to the AFU in 2000. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Household_Regiment_memorial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Household_Regiment_memorial.jpg/220px-Household_Regiment_memorial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Household_Regiment_memorial.jpg/330px-Household_Regiment_memorial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Household_Regiment_memorial.jpg/440px-Household_Regiment_memorial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption>Household Division <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> memorial, London — note the badges of the five regiments: grenade, thistle, leek, shamrock and Garter Star.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Foot Guards are the Regular Infantry regiments of the <a href="/wiki/Household_Division" title="Household Division">Household Division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>. There have been six active regiments of foot guards and one reserve regiment, five of which still exist. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Guards_Reserve_Regiment" title="Royal Guards Reserve Regiment">Royal Guards Reserve Regiment</a> was a reserve<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> formation of the Household Brigade in existence from 1900 to 1901. The Machine Gun Guards, which was formed during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>, was disbanded in 1920. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grenadier_Guards" title="Grenadier Guards">Grenadier Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coldstream_Guards" title="Coldstream Guards">Coldstream Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scots_Guards" title="Scots Guards">Scots Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Guards" title="Irish Guards">Irish Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Guards" title="Welsh Guards">Welsh Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Guards" title="London Guards">London Guards</a> (reserve)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guards_Machine_Gun_Regiment" title="Guards Machine Gun Regiment">Guards Machine Gun Regiment</a> (disbanded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Guards_Reserve_Regiment" title="Royal Guards Reserve Regiment">Royal Guards Reserve Regiment</a> (disbanded)</li></ul> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castle_of_Hougoumont_during_the_Battle_of_Waterloo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Castle_of_Hougoumont_during_the_Battle_of_Waterloo.jpg/220px-Castle_of_Hougoumont_during_the_Battle_of_Waterloo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Castle_of_Hougoumont_during_the_Battle_of_Waterloo.jpg/330px-Castle_of_Hougoumont_during_the_Battle_of_Waterloo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Castle_of_Hougoumont_during_the_Battle_of_Waterloo.jpg/440px-Castle_of_Hougoumont_during_the_Battle_of_Waterloo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3735" data-file-height="2770" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Coldstream_Guards" title="Coldstream Guards">Coldstream Guards</a> engage the French at <a href="/wiki/Hougoumont" title="Hougoumont">Hougoumont</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo" title="Battle of Waterloo">Battle of Waterloo</a>. The Guard is the oldest continuously serving regiment in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>'s regular force.</figcaption></figure> <p>While these regiments have other distinguishing features, a simple method of distinguishing members of the different Guards units by their appearance is by the spacing of buttons on the tunic. The ascending number of buttons also indicates the order in which the regiments were formed, although the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, an ancestor of the Grenadier Guards, is younger than the regiment that now takes the name of the Coldstream Guards, the oldest continuously serving regiment in the regular British Army (there are older regiments in the <a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Reserve (United Kingdom)">Army Reserve</a>). There are various other distinguishing features of the uniforms of the regiments, such as the colour of the plume, which side it is worn on the <a href="/wiki/Bearskin" title="Bearskin">bearskin</a>, the collar badge and the shoulder badge. When all five regiments parade together, they are in the order of Grenadier Guards on the right flank, then Scots Guards, Welsh Guards, Irish Guards and Coldstream Guards on the left flank. This is because although the Coldstream are ranked second in seniority, their motto is "Nulli Secundus" ('Second to None'). </p><p>The five regiments of Foot Guards, lined up as they parade: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Regiment </th> <th colspan="2">Plume </th> <th rowspan="2">Button <br />grouping </th> <th colspan="2">Badge </th> <th rowspan="2">Officer <br />pips </th></tr> <tr> <th>Position </th> <th>Colour </th> <th>Collar </th> <th>Shoulder </th></tr> <tr> <td>Grenadier Guards</td> <td>Left</td> <td>White</td> <td>Singly</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grenade_(insignia)" title="Grenade (insignia)">Grenade</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_cypher#Charles_III" title="Royal cypher">Royal Cypher</a></td> <td>Garter Star </td></tr> <tr> <td>Scots Guards</td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td>Threes</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thistle#Heraldry" title="Thistle">Thistle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle#Habit_and_insignia" title="Order of the Thistle">Thistle Star</a></td> <td>Thistle Star </td></tr> <tr> <td>Welsh Guards</td> <td>Left</td> <td>White-green-white</td> <td>Fives</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leek#Cultural_significance" title="Leek">Leek</a></td> <td>Leek</td> <td>Garter Star </td></tr> <tr> <td>Irish Guards</td> <td>Right</td> <td>Blue</td> <td>Fours</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shamrock#Symbol_of_Ireland" title="Shamrock">Shamrock</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick#Vestments_and_accoutrements" title="Order of St Patrick">St Patrick Star</a></td> <td>St Patrick Star </td></tr> <tr> <td>Coldstream Guards</td> <td>Right</td> <td>Red</td> <td>Pairs</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter#Other_occasions" title="Order of the Garter">Garter Star</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rose" title="Rose">Rose</a></td> <td>Garter Star </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Units_of_the_Foot_Guards">Units of the Foot Guards</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Units of the Foot Guards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Trooping_the_Colour_form_march_past.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Trooping_the_Colour_form_march_past.JPG/220px-Trooping_the_Colour_form_march_past.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Trooping_the_Colour_form_march_past.JPG/330px-Trooping_the_Colour_form_march_past.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Trooping_the_Colour_form_march_past.JPG/440px-Trooping_the_Colour_form_march_past.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>A group of foot guards drawn from the <a href="/wiki/Household_Division" title="Household Division">Household Infantry Division</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Grenadier Guards <ul><li>1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards</li> <li>Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards</li> <li>Ypres Company, <a href="/wiki/Grenadier_Guards" title="Grenadier Guards">Grenadier Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Thames" title="Kingston upon Thames">Kingston upon Thames</a></li></ul></li> <li>Coldstream Guards <ul><li>1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards</li> <li>No. 7 Company, Coldstream Guards</li> <li>No. 17 Company, <a href="/wiki/Coldstream_Guards" title="Coldstream Guards">Coldstream Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hammersmith" title="Hammersmith">Hammersmith</a></li></ul></li> <li>Scots Guards <ul><li>1st Battalion, Scots Guards</li> <li>F Company, Scots Guards</li> <li>G (Messines) Company, <a href="/wiki/Scots_Guards" title="Scots Guards">Scots Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westminster" title="Westminster">Westminster</a></li></ul></li> <li>Irish Guards <ul><li>1st Battalion, Irish Guards</li> <li>No. 9 Company, Irish Guards</li> <li>No. 12 Company, Irish Guards</li> <li>No. 15 (Loos) Company, <a href="/wiki/Irish_Guards" title="Irish Guards">Irish Guards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camberwell" title="Camberwell">Camberwell</a></li></ul></li> <li>Welsh Guards <ul><li>1st Battalion, Welsh Guards</li></ul></li></ul> <p>The first four regiments each have separate <a href="/wiki/Guards_Incremental_Companies" class="mw-redirect" title="Guards Incremental Companies">incremental companies</a>, which keep custody of the <a href="/wiki/Military_colours,_standards_and_guidons" title="Military colours, standards and guidons">colours</a> and maintain the customs and traditions of the currently dormant 2nd Battalions. These companies perform ceremonial and security duties in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grenadier_Guards_Buckingham_Palace_2013_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Grenadier_Guards_Buckingham_Palace_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Grenadier_Guards_Buckingham_Palace_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Grenadier_Guards_Buckingham_Palace_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Grenadier_Guards_Buckingham_Palace_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Grenadier_Guards_Buckingham_Palace_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Grenadier_Guards_Buckingham_Palace_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1368" data-file-height="1824" /></a><figcaption>British Foot Guards are appointed for <a href="/wiki/Public_duties" title="Public duties">public duties</a>, such as mounting the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Guard" title="King's Guard">King's Guard</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>One battalion is appointed for public duties, along with the incremental companies, it provides the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Guard" title="King's Guard">King's Guard</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London">Tower of London</a> Guard and the <a href="/wiki/Windsor_Castle" title="Windsor Castle">Windsor Castle</a> Guard. The Guards Battalions on Public Duties are located in barracks close to <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Palace" title="Buckingham Palace">Buckingham Palace</a> for them to be able to reach the Palace very quickly in an emergency. The independent incremental companies of the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards are permanently based at Wellington Barracks, Westminster, which is located just 300 yards from Buckingham Palace. A battalion is based at <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Barracks,_Windsor" title="Victoria Barracks, Windsor">Victoria Barracks</a>, Windsor, a quarter of a mile south of the Castle. </p><p>The Guards Division received a new battalion following the <a href="/wiki/Delivering_Security_in_a_Changing_World" title="Delivering Security in a Changing World">restructuring of the army in 2004</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/London_Regiment_(1993%E2%80%932022)" class="mw-redirect" title="London Regiment (1993–2022)">London Regiment</a> became the first <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Territorial Army (United Kingdom)">reserve army</a> unit in this division. The regiment was subsequently disbanded, and its personnel moved to reserve companies of the four senior foot guards regiments. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Guards_Reserve_Regiment" title="Royal Guards Reserve Regiment">Royal Guards Reserve Regiment</a> was in existence during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a> from 1900 to 1901. The <a href="/wiki/Guards_Machine_Gun_Regiment" title="Guards Machine Gun Regiment">Guards Machine Gun Regiment</a> was raised for service during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>. Initially, each brigade of the Guards Division had a machine gun company attached. In 1917, these companies were regimented to form a battalion. Further battalions (the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) were formed by conversion of the <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a> regiments. <a href="/wiki/George_V_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="George V of the United Kingdom">King George V</a> ordered that the regiment be classified as the Sixth Regiment of Foot Guards, or Machine Gun Guards. However, it was disbanded in 1920. </p><p>Before the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, Guards recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) tall. They initially enlisted for seven years with the colours and a further five years with the reserve or four years and eight years. They trained at the Guards' Depot in <a href="/wiki/Caterham" title="Caterham">Caterham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> has ceremonial units for each of the six branches of the Armed Forces with one unit serving two branches. They form honor guards for the President, foreign heads of state, and other military and civilian dignitaries. They form the core military element of state-level ceremonies including the Inauguration of the President and state funerals. The <a href="/wiki/3rd_United_States_Infantry_Regiment_(TOG)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd United States Infantry Regiment (TOG)">3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment</a>, also known as "The Old Guard", is the Army's escort/ceremonial guard to the President, and their units include the Tomb Guards for the <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknowns" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomb of the Unknowns">Tomb of the Unknowns</a> at <a href="/wiki/Arlington_national_cemetery" class="mw-redirect" title="Arlington national cemetery">Arlington national cemetery</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/State_Defense_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="State Defense Force">State Defense Force</a> of <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> has a battalion of the <a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Foot_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor's Foot Guard">Governor's Foot Guard</a>, a part-time unit that provides ceremonial functions organized into two guards infantry companies. It consists of four different units of an organized militia in the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Militia" title="Connecticut State Militia">Connecticut State Militia</a>, two of which are foot guards and the other two being horse guard units. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Guards_of_Hawaii" title="Royal Guards of Hawaii">Royal Guards of Hawaii</a> is a ceremonial foot guard unit of the <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Air_National_Guard" title="Hawaii Air National Guard">Hawaii Air National Guard</a> which acts as the honour guard for the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Governor of Hawaii">Governor of Hawaii</a>. It re-enacts 19th century royal bodyguards of <a href="/wiki/King_Kalakaua" class="mw-redirect" title="King Kalakaua">King Kalakaua</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Hawaii">Kingdom of Hawaii</a>. Their uniform includes a pith Helmet, and white dress pants. When on parade, the 50-member royal guard carries the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Model_1873" class="mw-redirect" title="Springfield Model 1873">Springfield 45-70</a> <a href="/wiki/Rifle" title="Rifle">rifle</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Regiment" title="54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment">54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment</a>, inheritor of the traditions and lineage of the legendary <a href="/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment" title="54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment">54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment</a>, is a foot guards regiment of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Army National Guard">Massachusetts Army National Guard</a> that serves as the official ceremonial guards of honor for the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_nations">Other nations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other nations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many other nations have regiments of foot guards in their armies, as the term 'guards' is an honorific to distinguish elite soldiers. Most monarchies have at least one regiment of guards, part of whose duties is to guard the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Family">Royal Family</a>.The same goes for most republics; for instance: </p> <ul><li>the <i><a href="/wiki/Honor_Guard_Battalion_(Croatia)" title="Honor Guard Battalion (Croatia)">Počasno-zaštitna bojna</a></i> (Honor Guard Battalion), the elite ceremonial unit of Croatian Armed Forces.</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Guard_(Greece)" title="Presidential Guard (Greece)">Presidential Guard</a>, formerly known as Palace and then Royal Guard, is the guard unit for the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Greece" title="President of Greece">President of Greece</a> and provide an <a href="/wiki/Honor_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Honor guard">honor guard</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_(Athens)" title="Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Athens)">Tomb of the Unknown Soldier</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Security_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential Security Group">Presidential Security Group</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Armed Forces of the Philippines">Armed Forces of the Philippines</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_National_Police" title="Philippine National Police">Philippine National Police</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Coast_Guard" title="Philippine Coast Guard">Philippine Coast Guard</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Fire_Protection" title="Bureau of Fire Protection">Bureau of Fire Protection</a> is the combined escort and security brigade for the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President of the Philippines</a> and wear on ceremony and parade the <a href="/wiki/Rayadillo" title="Rayadillo">rayadillo</a> uniforms of the Philippine Army during the Philippine Revolution, adapted for the unit due to its importance, with the dress being dark blue instead of light blue. This unique formation is the only one of its kind, with its members coming from the armed and police services, the coast guard and the fire services.</li> <li>Brazil has the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Guard_Battalion_(Brazil)" title="Presidential Guard Battalion (Brazil)">Presidential Guard Battalion</a> in Brasília, as the primary foot guards unit of the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Army" title="Brazilian Army">Brazilian Army</a>, tasked with the protection of the President of Brazil and his residence, the National Congress of Brazil, and all other government buildings in the Brazilian Federal District. It has the lineage of the Imperial Guards Battalion formed by Emperor Dom Pedro I in 1822 and as such wears its uniform in all ceremonies. <ul><li>Brazil also has the <a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Foot_Guards_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Foot Guards Battalion (page does not exist)">1st Foot Guards Battalion</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Military_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Military Command">Eastern Military Command</a>, and Foot Guards companies in the other military regions within the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Army" title="Brazilian Army">Brazilian Army</a>. Their role is the defense of military installations and to reinforce the <a href="/wiki/Army_Police_(Brazil)" title="Army Police (Brazil)">Army Police</a> during contingencies and major events.</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/37th_Infantry_Presidential_Guard_Battalion" title="37th Infantry Presidential Guard Battalion">37th Infantry Presidential Guard Battalion</a> is the primary guards unit of the <a href="/wiki/National_Army_of_Colombia" title="National Army of Colombia">National Army of Colombia</a> and as such is the unit mandated for the security of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Colombia" title="President of Colombia">President of Colombia</a>, the House of Narino, the presidential palace, and all other important government buildings in <a href="/wiki/Bogota" class="mw-redirect" title="Bogota">Bogota</a>, the capital city.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Honor_Guard_(Venezuela)" title="Presidential Honor Guard (Venezuela)">Presidential Honor Guard</a> is <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>'s guard unit, but its sports a cavalry styled uniform, as the Brigade carries the traditions of Simon Bolivar's Hussar Guards Troop, part of a larger guard formation raised in the midst of the <a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_War_of_Independence" title="Venezuelan War of Independence">Venezuelan War of Independence</a> in 1815. As it reports directly to the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Venezuela" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Venezuela">President of Venezuela</a>, and to the Ministry of Defense, it is a separate service branch of the <a href="/wiki/National_Bolivarian_Armed_Forces_of_Venezuela" title="National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela">National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a>'s guard unit is the <a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Colorados_Regiment" title="Bolivian Colorados Regiment">Bolivian Colorados Regiment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Army" title="Bolivian Army">Bolivian Army</a>.</li> <li>In Poland, honor guards duties are performed by the 1st Guards Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Representative_Honor_Guard_Regiment_of_the_Polish_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Representative Honor Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces">Representative Honor Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces</a> in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and during state visits at the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Warsaw" title="Presidential Palace, Warsaw">Presidential Palace, Warsaw</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Own_Guard_Regiment" title="President's Own Guard Regiment">President's Own Guard Regiment</a> (POGR) is foot guard regiment in the <a href="/wiki/Ghana_Army" title="Ghana Army">Ghana Army</a> which serves as a <a href="/wiki/Light_infantry" title="Light infantry">light infantry</a> unit and a <a href="/wiki/Guard_of_honour" title="Guard of honour">Guard of honour</a> for the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ghana" title="President of Ghana">President of Ghana</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="President's Guard">President's Guard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" title="Sri Lanka Army">Sri Lanka Army</a> served as a foot guard unit until 2015.</li></ul> <p><i>Other countries that have Guards Units</i> </p> <ul><li>Russia and Belarus, as well as the former Soviet Union republics in the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Baltic (except Lithuania) have <a href="/wiki/Guards_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Guards unit">Guards units</a> in their own respective armed forces units. A historical extension of the Russian Imperial Guard, these Guards units represent the elite troops of these nations and in the Russian and Belarusian units, remind everyone of these units' contribution to the Second World War and the war's Allied victory in the eastern parts of Europe and eastern Asia.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>'s guard unit is the <a href="/wiki/Michael_the_Brave_30th_Guards_Brigade" title="Michael the Brave 30th Guards Brigade">30th Guards Brigade</a> "<a href="/wiki/Michael_the_Brave" title="Michael the Brave">Michael the Brave</a>" of the <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Land_Forces" title="Romanian Land Forces">Romanian Land Forces</a> Logistics Command.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>'s guard formation is the <a href="/wiki/National_Guards_Unit_of_Bulgaria" title="National Guards Unit of Bulgaria">National Guard Unit</a>. According to the country's Armed Forces Law it forms an integral part of the Armed Forces of Bulgaria, but is outside Defence Staff subordination and falls under the direct authority of the Ministry of Defense. It is a regimental equivalent, but with units at reduced strength. The National Guards Unit is based in the capital Sofia, numbers up to 1 000 officers, NCOs, guardsmen and civilian staff and has its own band. The National Guard Unit's sole function is purely ceremonial and according to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bulgaria" title="Constitution of Bulgaria">Constitution of Bulgaria</a> it is a symbol of the Bulgarian State, next to the national flag, coat of arms and the national anthem. Throughout most of the time of its existence during the monarchy the Bulgarian Guard has been a cavalry unit, which is the reason why today's infantry ceremonial unit sports a cavalry style uniform, but nowadays, like cavalry dragoons of the past, carry only rifles (<a href="/wiki/SKS" title="SKS">SKS</a>, the color guard included) while only the officers carry sabres.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Guard_Brigade_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)">Guard's Brigade</a> is the security unit is the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Army" title="Nigerian Army">Nigerian Army</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> has the <a href="/wiki/Serbian_Guards_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Serbian Guards Unit">Serbian Guards Unit</a> headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Belgrade" title="Belgrade">Belgrade</a> and serves as the guards unit of the <a href="/wiki/Serbian_Armed_Forces" title="Serbian Armed Forces">Serbian Armed Forces</a>. Being a full-time <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a> it serves as the honor guard to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Serbia" title="President of Serbia">President of Serbia</a> and comes under the command of the <a href="/wiki/Serbian_General_Staff" title="Serbian General Staff">Serbian General Staff</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> has the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Guard_Regiment_(Turkey)" title="Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkey)">Presidential Guard Regiment</a> stationed in <a href="/wiki/%C3%87ankaya_K%C3%B6%C5%9Fk%C3%BC" class="mw-redirect" title="Çankaya Köşkü">Çankaya Köşkü</a>, the official residence of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Republic of Turkey">President of the Republic of Turkey</a>. Unlike the rest of <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" title="Turkish Armed Forces">Turkish Armed Forces</a>, especially the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Land_Forces" title="Turkish Land Forces">Turkish Land Forces</a>, they wear Blue-White Ceremonial Dress Uniforms full-time and serve as an honorific unit to the President of Turkey, with TLF personnel forming the majority of serving personnel.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/National_Ceremonial_Guard" title="National Ceremonial Guard">National Ceremonial Guard</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> performs honor guard duties as part of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="South African National Defence Force">South African National Defence Force</a> to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Grenadiers%27_and_Rifles_Guard_Regiment" title="Grenadiers' and Rifles Guard Regiment">Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers</a> & <a href="/wiki/Garderegiment_Fuseliers_Prinses_Irene" title="Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene">Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene</a> are the two foot guard regiments in the Netherlands.</li> <li>The foot guards of Norway consists of the <a href="/wiki/Hans_Majestet_Kongens_Garde" class="mw-redirect" title="Hans Majestet Kongens Garde">Hans Majestet Kongens Garde</a> (lit., His Majesty The King's Guard; the Royal Guards).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Guards_Bands">Guards Bands</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foot_guards&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Guards Bands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unit <a href="/wiki/Military_bands" class="mw-redirect" title="Military bands">military bands</a> of these guards hold senior positions within the armed forces of their home country. 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