National Guard

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Contents 1 Military forces 1.1 Americas 1.2 Europe 1.3 Asia 2 Political organizations 3 See also

The term National Guard or Guardia Nacional may refer to a military force, a paramilitary force, a gendarmerie, or a constabulary:

[edit] Military forces

[edit] Americas

• National Guard of the United States
• National Guard (Nicaragua), (1925–1979)
• National Guard (El Salvador)
• Venezuelan National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Venezuela)—Officially the Armed Forces of Cooperation (esp: Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperación)
• National Guard (Brazil)

[edit] Europe

• Greek Cypriot National Guard
• National Guard (France), active on and off from the French Revolution to World War Two
• Portuguese National Republican Guard
• Italian National Republican Guard—defunct

[edit] Asia

• Sri Lanka National Guard
• Saudi Arabian National Guard
• Iraqi National Guard

[edit] Political organizations

• National Guard, better known as the Blueshirts, a 1930s political movement in Ireland

[edit] See also

• List of protective service agencies
• Republican National Guard, disambiguation
• Republican Guard, disambiguation
• Home Guard, disambiguation
• Civil Guard, disambiguation
• Gendarmerie