Russian Guards

Guards (Russian (language): ???????) or Guards units (Russian (language): ??????????? ?????) were and are elite military units in Imperial Russia, Soviet Union and Russian Federation. The exact meaning of the term "Guards" varied over the time.

Imperial Russia

In Russia, Guards units ("Leib-Guards", ????-???????) were created by Peter the Great in 1690s. At the beginning of the 20th century it consisted of 13 infantry, 4 rifle and 14 cavalry regiments and some other units. They were abolished in 1918.

Related Topics:
Peter the Great - 20th century - Infantry - Rifle - Cavalry - Regiment - 1918

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