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Guards

selective section of troops within the Russian and Soviet army, and in some post-Soviet states
Class type of: elite unit, guard Q1593346

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
military unit branch-type class
Country
Russia, Soviet Union, Russian Empire[2][3][4]
Subclass of
elite unit, guard[5][6]
Has part(s)
Russian Imperial Guard, Guards unit, Russian Guard (1991 military formation)[7][8][9]
Has parts
Russian Imperial Guard, Guards unit, Russian Guard (1991 military formation)
🏷️ Also known as
en Russian Guards en Soviet Guards en Russian Imperial Guards en Guards en Guards units ar الحرس الروسي cs ruská garda de Russische Garde es Guardia sovietica es Guardia soviética fr Garde russe ja 親衛隊 ko 친위대 ko 러시아 근위대 ko 러시아 친위대 ms Pengawal Rusia ro Garda Rusă ru гвардейские части ru гвардейцы ru гвардия
🔖 Identifiers · 1
Freebase ID
/m/03nnnt

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🔗 Connections
Country 3
Russia, Soviet Union, Russian Empire
Subtypes 3
Red Guards, Russian Imperial Guard, Guards unit
Has part(s) 2
Russian Imperial Guard, Guards unit
Awarded to 1
30th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
Examples 1
217th Guards Airborne Regiment
Subclass of 1
guard
← Facet of 1
Russian Imperial Guard
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Summary

Guards is a military unit branch-type class[1].

Related Entities

Russia Russian Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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