List of army units called Guards

This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard. Border Guards, Coast Guards, Home Guards, , , , , and Royal Guards are listed under their own articles.

King's Guard (ceremonial designation given to units from the three branches of service)

For Guards units before 1918, see Russian Empire.

Cavalry

Infantry(each of the Foot Guards and four of the Guards Grenadiers would form reserve (Landwehr) units upon mobilization in August 1914)

Artillery

Support units

Philip Mansel, Pillars of Monarchy: An Outline of the Political and Social History of Royal Guards 1400-1984, ISBN