Republican Guard (Kazakhstan)

Qazaqstan Respublikasınıñ Respublikalıq Ulanı Republican Guards of Kazakhstan
Active	16 March 1992
Country	Kazakhstan
Allegiance	President of the Republic of Kazakhstan [3]
Size	c. 2,000
Anniversaries	16 March (Day of the Republican Guard)
Website	Official site of the Republican Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel General Amangeldy Shabdarbayev

The Republican Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикалық Ұланы) is one of the branches of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, along with Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Defense Forces and the Border Guards. The Republican Guard is designed for protection and defense of residence of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev in Almaty and Astana.

The Republican Guard was established on March 16, 1992, when the President of Kazakhstan signed a decree on their creation. The Republican Guard was established on the basis of a separate brigade of operational designation of the Internal Troops deployed in the village of Ak Zhar, Kaskelen district of Almaty region. Thus the Day of the Republican Guard has been set as March 16.

The Republican Guard is one of the most combat-ready units of the Armed Forces. The Republican Guard is composed of:

The brigades can be compared to a reduced motor rifle regiment (BTR) of the Soviet Army, but without the artillery and tank battalions. In addition to line units, each brigade has a Special Purpose Company (RDA, Russian: рота специального назначения). This company receives training according to the training program of Army reconnaissance units. Furthermore, the members of the RDA companies are trained in hand-to-hand combat, as well as airborne operations.

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