1) Extraterrestrial superhero 2) Guards Division of Japan 3) Guards regiment
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An imperial guard or palace guard is a special group of troops (or a member thereof) of an empire, typically closely associated directly with the Emperor or Empress. Usually these troops embody a more elite status than other imperial forces, including the regular armed forces, and maintain special rights, privileges and traditions. Because the hea...
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[Iran] The Iranian Imperial Guard was both the personal guard force of the Shahs of Iran and an elite combat branch of the Imperial Iranian Army. It was created in 1942 and disbanded in 1979. ==Origins== In 1921 a Persian Royal Guard was in existence comprising 20,000 men. A Guard Division was raised in 1925, incorporating both cavalry and ...
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[Japan] The Japanese Konoe Shidan is an organization which is dedicated to protection of the Emperor of Japan and his family, palaces and other imperial properties. Formed as a unit within the Imperial Japanese Army it was dissolved at the conclusion of World War II and the formal surrender of Japan. In 1947 a civil Imperial Guard was forme...
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[Napoleon I] The Imperial Guard (French: Garde Impériale) was originally a small group of elite soldiers of the French Army under the direct command of Napoleon I, but grew considerably over time. It acted as his bodyguard and tactical reserve, and he was careful of its use in battle. The Guard was divided into the staff, infantry, cavalry...
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[Napoleon III] The Imperial Guard of Napoleon III was a military corps in the French Army formed by Napoleon III as a re-establishment of his uncle Napoleon I`s Imperial Guard, with an updated version of the original uniforms and almost the same privileges. ==Origin== The Imperial Guard was formed by a decree of the emperor on 1 May 1854, a...
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[Russia] The Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard (Лейб-гвардия leyb-gvardiya, from German Leib `Body`; cf. Life Guards/ Bodyguard) were military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia. Peter the Great founded the first such units following the Prussian practice in the 1690s, to replace th...
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[Warhammer 40,000] The Imperial Guard are a specific army or faction in the Warhammer 40,000 and Epic tabletop games and universe. The army itself is characterised by being capable of fielding a multitude of lightly armoured, average infantry in combination with some of the toughest and most powerful tanks in the game. In the game universe,...
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(from the article `Yamagata Aritomo`) ...In early 1871, when a force of about 10,000 men drawn from the feudal armies was organized, Yamagata was promoted to vice minister of military ... In 1871 Saig was at last persuaded to join the government and was given command of the newly created Imperial Guard, consisting of some 10,000 ... ...
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Napoleon's elite formation of veteran troops.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's elite infantry. Later split into the Young, Middle and Old Guard
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The Imperial Guard was an army force created by Napoleon from the guard of the convention, the directory, and the consulate when he became emperor in 1804. It consisted at first of 9775 men, but was afterwards enlarged. It was subdivided in 1809 into the old and the young guard. It was dissolved by Louis XVIII in 1815, revived by Napoleon III in 18...
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