A life guard (also known as household troops) is a military unit charged with protecting a high-ranking individual, such as a monarch.
Germany Since the 15th century, Langenscheidt's Encyclopaedic Dictionary of the English and German language: "Der Große Muret-Sander", Part I German–English, First Volume A–K, 9th edition 2002, p. 1006 – "de: Leibgarde / en: mil. especially – lifeguard, Br. life-guard" has been the designation for the military security guards who protected (royals and nobles) – usually members of the highest nobility who ruled over states of the Holy Roman Empire and later its former territory – from danger. The should not be mixed up with bodyguard (), which may refer also to a single private individual.Dictionary to the German Military History, 1st edition (Liz.5, P189/84, LSV:0547, B-Nr. 746 635 0), military publishing house of the GDR (VEB) – Berlin, 1985, Volume 1, page 223, definition: "Garde, Leibgarde".
France In the Kingdom of France, the Garde du Corps was established (with reference to the ) in 1440. It was abolished after the French Revolution, re-established in 1815 after the Bourbon Restoration, and finally dissolved in 1830 after the July Revolution. In addition, Napoleon III set up the Cent-gardes for his own protection.
List of life guard units
Britain: Life Guards – part of the British Army Denmark: Royal Life Guards – part of the Danish Army Finland: Guard Jaeger Regiment – part of the Finnish Army Sweden: Life Guards – part of the Swedish Army
Former:
Bavaria: Royal Bavarian Infantry Life Regiment – part of the Bavarian Army Kingdom of France: King's Bodyguards – part of the maison militaire du roi de France of the French Royal Army Nazi Germany: Leibstandarte SS „Adolf Hitler“ – incorporated into the Waffen-SS during World War II Ottoman Empire: Janissary Corps Prussia: Regiment of Gardes du Corps – part of the Guards Corps of the Prussian Army Russian Empire: Leib Guard – regiments of life guards that evolved into many elite combat units in the Imperial Russian Army United States: Commander-in-Chief's Guard or Washington's Life Guard – part of the Continental Army
See also Royal guard
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