Ethiopian Imperial Guard
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The Ethiopian Imperial Guard was an elite military unit that served as the personal guard and shock troops of Emperor Haile Selassie and the Ethiopian monarchy.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | reign of Haile Selassie I ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Emperor Haile Selassie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ethiopian monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | reported directly to the emperor ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | 1974 Ethiopian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliteStatus | yes ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
1950–1953 Korean War as part of UN forces
ⓘ
East African Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ethiopian imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guarded |
Imperial Palace in Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
key state institutions of the Ethiopian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Amharic ⓘ |
| loyaltyExpectation | personal loyalty to the emperor ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Haile Selassie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combat performance in Korea
ⓘ
high discipline ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Derg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | internal security operations in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| partOf | armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
palace security
ⓘ
regime protection ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis | selective national recruitment ⓘ |
| role |
elite combat formation
ⓘ
protection of the emperor ⓘ protection of the imperial family ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | regular Ethiopian Army ⓘ |
| servedAs |
personal guard of Emperor Haile Selassie
ⓘ
shock troops of the Ethiopian monarchy ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | representation of imperial authority ⓘ |
| trainingLevel | above regular army ⓘ |
| type |
armored troops
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ mechanized infantry ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | distinctive ceremonial uniforms ⓘ |
| unitDeployedAs | Kagnew Battalion in the Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | coup-prevention force ⓘ |
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