Serbian Army Guard

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Serbian Army Guard Гарда Војске Србије
Serbian Army Guard Emblem & Flag
Active	May 6, 1830 - current
Country	Serbia
Allegiance	Military of Serbia
Branch	Guard
Type	Guard brigade
Role	Counter-Terrorism, protecting of Serbian President, Ceremonial and Military Police
Size	Brigade
Part of	Military of Serbia General-staff
Garrison/HQ	Belgrade
Motto	Serbian: За слободу и част Отаџбине "For Honor and Freedom of Fatherland"
Engagements	Balkan wars WWI
Commanders
Current commander	Col. Goran Radovanović

The Guard (Serbian: Гарда оr Garda) is an SAF elite unit which continues the tradition of tradition of guard units which is almost two centuries long .

1 History
2 Organization and structure
3 Tasks
4 Gallery
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

The Guard carries on the almost bicentinal tradition of the Serbian guard units. The first guard unit in Serbia was formed based on the order issued by Prince Knjaz Milos Obrenovic in Pozarevac on 6 May 1830. During WWII, on 1 November 1944, the NOV and PO Command HQ was transformed into the Yugoslav Peoples Army’s Guard Brigade. The current Guard was formed by transforming the Guard Brigade into the Guard on 30 November 2006 as part of the ongoing process of transformation. The “Kobre” Anti-terrorist Squad was incorporated into the Guard.

[edit] Organization and structure

- Adjunct HQ units
- Honorary Battalion
- 25. MP Battalion
- Cobras MP Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Residential compounds
- Special-purpose compounds

[edit] Tasks

The tasks of the Guard are the following:

training commands and units and

providing their combat abilities and planned use

providing liaison systems and implementing security measures for certain persons when in vital facilities within the defense system, and on demand in other facilities as well
direct organizing and implementation of military protocol
managing residential facilities

Furthermore, for the demands of SAF and MoD of the Republic of Serbia, the Guard performs tasks which fall within the competences of the Military Police and in accordance with its purpose performs other tasks ordered by the Chief of SAF GS.