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Patriotic Guards (Romania)
Paramilitary force of the Romanian communist regime / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Patriotic Guards (Romanian: Gărzile Patriotice) were paramilitary formations in the Socialist Republic of Romania from 1968 to 1989.
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Active | 1968–1989 |
Country | Socialist Republic of Romania |
Allegiance | Romanian Communist Party |
Type | Paramilitary |
Size | 700,000 (1989) |
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The Patriotic Guards were formed under Nicolae Ceaușescu as an armed force under the direct control of the Romanian Communist Party to provide additional defence and support in the event of an invasion of Romania. Membership included both men and women and adolescents as young as middle school age, with a peak of approximately 700,000 members across Romania in 1989.