Republicaine Guard

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Republicaine Guard

Blason paris 75.svg

Coat of arms of the guard
Lineup May 5, 1848
Country FranceFrance France
Armed forces National gendarmerie
Branch of service Infantry
cavalry
structure 1st regiment d'infanterie
2nd regiment d'infanterie
Le Régiment de cavalerie
Orchester de la garde républicaine
Strength 3,200

The Garde républicaine ( German  Republican Guard ) is a French police association of the National Gendarmerie , which is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of France .

It consists of two infantry - regiments and a cavalry regiment. There is also an orchestra. The Garde républicaine is responsible for protective functions as well as representative and protocol tasks.

tasks

1 he regiment d'infanterie

Motorcycle unit on July 14, 2003, on the national holiday on the Champs-Élysées .
Garde républicaine on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

The regiment has a strength of 830 soldiers and consists of three honorary companies , with a total of 400 people, a company with 240 people to guard the president , a fanfare for of protocol tasks, a special unit and a motorcycle unit that also in de Tour France service does and doing stunts and shows with their motorcycles. The guards will present the official residence of the President in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré guard.

2 e régiment d'infantry

The regiment has a strength of 1,350 soldiers. Two companies guard the ministries and four companies guard the two chambers of Parliament. An honorary company is permanently on duty in Parliament, and on special occasions, honorary formations are also provided for large public events - such as at the Académie française or the Cannes International Film Festival . There is also a department for the protection of important guests of the French state.

Le regiment de cavalerie

Cavalry on May 8, 2005 to celebrate the anniversary of Victory in World War II

The regiment has a strength of 560 soldiers with 500 horses. His duties include accompanying the French President and walking the honor guard for state guests. The regiment also performs historicizing shows in front of an audience.

Orchester de la garde republicaine

Musique de la Garde in September 2013

It consists of two ensembles with 80 and 40 musicians and interprets music from the 17th century.

history

The Garde républicaine was founded on May 5th, 1848 , one day after the proclamation of the Second French Republic by the newly elected National Assembly . It replaced the Municipal Guard of Paris , which had previously fought the now victorious rebels. At that time, two regiments with 118 officers , 2,200 foot soldiers and 600 mounted men were set up. It was financed half by the city of Paris and half by the French Republic. Her job was to maintain security in Paris and render honorary services.

During the Second Empire from 1852 to 1870 it was called the Garde de Paris . In the Third Republic until 1940, the Guard was named Garde républicaine de Paris .

During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 and the Paris Commune in 1871, the Guard suffered some losses in fighting. During the Second World War , part of the French government's guards followed Vichy to protect the Vichy regime ; the other part remained in Paris.

In 1978, President Giscard d'Estaing gave the Guard its name, which is still valid today, and transferred the police duties to the National Police .

At the 2000 year celebrations of the city of Trier on May 27, 1984, she took part in the parade with a procession of the Le régiment de cavalerieder, the mounted guard républicaine in the Porta Nigra .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gardiens des Traditions - Le 2ème Régiment d'infanterie ( Memento from June 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (French and English)

Web links

Commons : Garde républicaine  - collection of images, videos and audio files