A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military...
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Guard mounting, changing the guard, or the changing of the guard, is a formal ceremony in which sentries performing ceremonial guard duties at important...
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The Honour Chevron for the Old Guard (German: Ehrenwinkel der Alten Kämpfer) was a Nazi Party decoration worn by members of the SS. The silver chevron...
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Freedom Monument (redirect from Monument of Freedom)
for the safety of the guards of honour. Normally the guard changes every hour between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. After an hour on watch the guards have two hours...
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sentries may also sometimes serve as the guard of honour for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. As there is no guard battalion permanently based in the city...
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Guard of Honour (त्रि-सेवा सम्मान गार्ड) is an ad hoc infantry company of the Indian Armed Forces which is responsible for providing guards of honour...
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Volgograd Honour Guard (Russian: Рота Почетный караул Волгоград), officially known as the Honour Guard Company of the 20th Separate Guards Motor Rifle...
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technically[clarification needed] a minuscule guard of honour. In the Indian Army, the quarter guard is the main point of security arrangements for the army camp/garrison...
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Samman Guard (English: The Guard of Honour, Hindi: सम्मान गार्ड) is the official slow march of the Indian Army. The music was composed by L. B. Gurung...
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Presidential guard Colour guard Guard of honour Sovereign's Bodyguard United States Secret Service Republican guard National guard Imperial guard Swiss Guards José...
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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (category Military of Scotland)
October 2018. At the last performance of the 2011 Tattoo, the Guard of Honour was formed by the High Constables of Edinburgh, who celebrated their 400th...
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the honour guard battalion. Its colour guard squad follows the same format as the guard of honor colour guard squad. In Taiwan, the colour guard tradition...
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State visit (category Heads of state)
review of a military guard of honour. The visiting head of state (or representative) is formally introduced to senior officials/representatives of the host...
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forming a guard of honour, and guarding members of the royal family. In Canada, the two regiments of foot guards, the Governor General's Foot Guards and the...
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of the Guard Jaeger Regiment provide the ceremonial guard of honour for the President of Finland. The first infantry regiment of the Republican Guard...
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The Guards of Honour (French: Gardes d'Honneur) were light cavalry regiments raised in the French Imperial Army during the Napoleonic Wars in 1813. Napoleon...
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Regiment of Honour Guards (Italian: Reggimento delle Guardie d'Onore) was a royal bodyguard unit of the Royal Neapolitan Guard, and was in turn part of the...
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of the High Constables, and when the High Constables undertake duties as the Guard of Honour they do so under the command of the Captain of the Guard...
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informally known as Guards Guard of honour, primarily ceremonial Guards (Russia), elite military in pre-revolutionary Russia Guards unit, a title earned...
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The Imperial Guard (French: Garde Impériale) was an elite guard formation of the French Imperial Army under the direct command of Napoleon. Expanding considerably...
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Guards (Swedish: Högvakten) is the King of Sweden's cavalry and infantry guards of honour of the Swedish Armed Forces, tasked with the protection of the...
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State and official visits to the United Kingdom (category Lists of diplomatic visits by heads of state)
of Jordan, President Barack Obama and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. During the lattermost visit, the guard of honour was provided by the Princess of...
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route of the cortege to pay their respects, and in Aberdeenshire farmers formed a guard of honour of tractors. The cortege reached the Palace of Holyroodhouse...
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Independence Day (Indonesia) (redirect from Independence Day of Indonesia)
police guard of honour enters the palace forecourt at about 9.30 AM to the tune of marching music from combined military band. The guard of honour is provided...
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V. A. Kamath of the Indian Navy was appointed the founding Director-General. Prime Minister Morarji Desai inspected the Guard of Honour at the service's...
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Honour Guard, Republic of China Navy Honour Guard Company, Corps HQ Battalion, Republic of China Marine Corps Republic of China Police Honour Guard (中華民國警察儀隊)...
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used as the domestic terminal until Terminal 3 was completed. The Guard of Honour Building has been demolished to make way for a connector between Terminals...
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do Imperador), is a unit of the Brazilian Army and honour guard to the President of Brazil. Two other units, the 1st Guards Cavalry Regiment (1º Regimento...
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The Honour Guard of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Pocasna Garda Vojske Crne Gora, Cyrillic: Почасна гарда Војска Црне Горе) is an honor guard unit of the Armed...
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which is often referred to as a "guard of honour". Rack of lamb is typically roasted, sometimes with a coating of herbed breadcrumb persillade. To enhance...
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