Slovenian Guards Unit
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The Slovenian Guards Unit is the official ceremonial honor guard unit of the Slovenian Army. Officially referred as the Guard of the Slovenian Armed Forces (Častna garda Slovenske vojske) by SV members, the guard is a unit of the SV, consisting of the General Staff of the SV. The guard carries out many tasks of insuring that protocol in the SV is ensured.[2][3]
Slovenian Guards Unit | |
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Garda Slovenske vojske | |
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Active | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) |
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Branch | Infantry |
Type | Honor Guard |
Role | Ceremonial Guard |
Size | one company |
Part of | Protocol unit |
Headquarters | Edvard Peperko Barracks, Celje |
Nickname(s) | Guard of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
Equipment | M59 PAP[1] |
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It was established in 1991 from former ceremonial units in the Yugoslav People's Army. The guard is intended to be present at all events at state and ministerial level, in units and commands of the SAF and local communities at home and abroad. Within the framework of its tasks, it is responsible for carrying out all types of military and military protocol, among which are:
- Provide military honors for high-ranking guests of the country (heads of state, heads of government, defense ministers, army chiefs and other military officials) in state arrival ceremonies
- Take part in the execution of funeral honors for fallen soldiers and serve as pallbearers during state funerals
- Performing synchronized drill routines
- Provide ceremonial security to the commander in chief