Imperial Guard
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The Imperial Guard was an elite military formation of the Russian Empire that served as the tsar’s personal troops and a prestigious core of the imperial army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Guard canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite military unit
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Emperor of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Romanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imperial Russian Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leib Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
duty at imperial palaces
ⓘ
participation in imperial parades ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | Russian Revolution of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedBy | Bolshevik government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Guard artillery units
ⓘ
Guard cavalry regiments ⓘ Guard engineer units ⓘ Guard infantry regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Imperial Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
Crimean War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
ceremonial duties
ⓘ
protection of the monarch ⓘ shock troops in war ⓘ |
| privilege |
better uniforms and equipment
ⓘ
enhanced social prestige ⓘ higher pay than line units ⓘ |
| recruitment |
carefully selected conscripts
ⓘ
nobility and aristocracy for officer corps ⓘ |
| religion | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| role |
prestigious core of the imperial army
ⓘ
tsar’s personal troops ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
combat performance in line units
ⓘ
loyalty to the monarch ⓘ physical stature ⓘ |
| socialStatus | privileged ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
elite troops
ⓘ
guard units ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loyalty to the tsar
ⓘ
prestige of the Russian monarchy ⓘ |
| trainingLevel | above-average ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
distinctive guard insignia
ⓘ
more elaborate dress uniforms than line units ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.