National Guard

[[File:Petro Poroshenko in Portugal 02.jpg|thumb|Members of the Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR).]]

'''National guard''' is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards.

'''National Guard''' may refer to:

== Africa == * National Guard (Mauritania) * Tunisian National Guard, a separate military force of Tunisia

== Americas == * National Guard (Brazil) (1831–1918), a paramilitary militia created to support the Brazilian Army * National Guard (El Salvador) (1912–1992), the Salvadoran gendarmerie * National Guard (Mexico), a gendarmerie created in 2019. * National Guard (Nicaragua) (1925–1979), a militia and gendarmerie created during the occupation by the United States * National Guard (United States), military reserves organized by each of the 50 U.S. states, territories, D.C. and administered by the National Guard Bureau; ** Army National Guard, a reserve force of the United States Army which functions as the ground component of the state-level militia while not in federal service ** Air National Guard, a reserve force of the United States Air Force which functions as the air component of the state-level militia while not in federal service * National Guard (of Panama) (1946–1990) ({{lang|es|Guardia Nacional}}), were the armed forces of the Republic of Panama. Later re-organized as the Panama Defense Forces. * Venezuelan National Guard ({{lang|es|Guardia Nacional de Venezuela}}), the gendarmerie component of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela

== Asia == * National Guard (Bahrain), a separate military force in Bahrain that serves both as defence force and as a security force * National Guard (Iraq), part of the new Military of Iraq absorbed by the Iraqi Army * National Guard of Israel * National Guard of Kazakhstan * National Guard (Kyrgyzstan), one of the branches of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan * National Security Guard, India * Pakistan National Guard * Kuwait National Guard, an internal and border security force, part of Kuwait Military Forces * National Guard (Pakistan), a paramilitary force mainly charged with border patrols and air defences * Saudi Arabian National Guard, one of the three major branches of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia * Sri Lanka National Guard, the largest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army * National Guard (Suwayda), a local alliance in Syria * National Guard of the Ba'ath Party, former Ba'athist militia in Syria * Presidential National Guard, a special operations branch of the Tajik Armed Forces * Turkmen National Guard * Uzbekistan National Guard

== Europe == * Azerbaijani National Guard, an armed force of the Government of Azerbaijan, and operates as a semi-independent entity * National Guards Unit of Bulgaria, successor of the Personal Cavalry Convoy of Knyaz Alexander I, re-established in 2001 * Cypriot National Guard, combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus * Home Guard (Denmark), volunteer defense force from after Danish resistance groups from second world war, split into army, air and navy guards. * Estonian Defence League, unified paramilitary armed forces of the Republic of Estonia * White Guard (Finland) (1918–1944), voluntary militia of the "Whites", who opposed the "Reds" in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 * National Guard (France), militias formed in each city from the time of the French Revolution to the Paris Commune, re-established after several terrorist attacks in 2016 * National Guard of Georgia, a military structure within the Georgian Armed Forces * National Guard (Greece), a military structure within the Hellenic Army * National Guard (Ireland), better known as the Blueshirts, a 1930s political movement in Ireland * National Republican Guard (Italy), (1943–1945), a paramilitary force of the Italian Social Republic * Latvian National Guard, a volunteer paramilitary armed force, part of National Armed Forces of Latvia * National Republican Guard (Portugal), the gendarmerie of Portugal * National Guard of Russia, gendarmerie force of Russia, formed in 2016 * National Militia (Spain), 19th century quasi-military force * National Guard of Ukraine, formed 1991–2000 and 2014–current

===United Kingdom=== * Fencibles, c. 1759 – c.1802 * Home Guard (United Kingdom), 1940–1944 * GHQ Auxiliary Units, 1940–1944 * Home Service Force, 1982–1993

Category:Types of military forces Category:Gendarmerie