Serbian Army Guard
The Guard () is a SAF elite unit which continues the tradition of tradition of guard units which is almost two centuries long .
History
The Guard carries on the almost bicentinal tradition of the Serbian guard units.The first guard unit in Serbia was formed based on the order issued by Prince Knjaz Milos Obrenovic in Pozarevac on 6 May 1830. During WWII, on 1 November 1944, the NOV and PO Command HQ was transformed into the Yugoslav National Army’s Guard Brigade. The current Guard was formed by transforming the Guard Brigade into the Guard on 30 November 2006 as part of the ongoing process of transformation. The “Kobre” Antiterrorist Squad was incorporated into the Guard.
Organization and structure
- Adjunct HQ units
- Honorary Battalion
- 25. MP Battalion
- Cobras MP Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Residential compounds
- Special-purpose compounds
Tasks
The tasks of the Guard are the following:
1. training commands and units and
2. providing their combat abilities and planned use
- providing liaison systems and implementing security measures for certain persons when in vital facilities within the defence system, and on demand in other facilities as well - direct organizing and implementation of military protocol - managing residential facilities Furthermore, for the demands of SAF and MoD of the Republic of Serbia, the Guard performs tasks which fall within the competences of the Military Police and in accordance with its purpose performs other tasks ordered by the Chief of SAF GS.
See also
- Battalion of Military Police Cobras