National Guard of Georgia
| საქართველოს ეროვნული გვარდია sak’art’velos erovnuli gvardia National Guard of Georgia | |
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| File:Georgian National Guard.JPG Georgian National Guard flag | |
| Active | December 20, 1990 - present |
| Country | Georgia |
| Role | Responding to external threats, civil disturbances, and natural disasters; providing military assistance to civilian authorities in emergencies; mobilization of reserves |
| Size | 554 personnel |
| Anniversaries | December 20 |
| Engagements | Georgian Civil War, Georgian-Ossetian conflict, Georgian-Abkhaz conflict |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Nikoloz Janjghava |
| Notable commanders | Tengiz Kitovani |
The National Guard of Georgia (GNG) (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული გვარდია, sak'art'velos erovnuli gvardia) is military structure within the Georgian Armed Forces and has a department status within the structure of the Ministry of Defense. It is tasked with responding to external threats, civil disturbances, and natural disasters. The GNG is also responsible for the mobilization of reservists.[1]
The GNG was established on December 20, 1990 and was manned by volunteers. Thus, it became the first national military formation in then-Soviet Georgia which would later provide the basis for the regular armed forces. Almost from its birth, the National Guard became directly involved in Georgian politics. It was a major paramilitary force to have fought in the Georgian Civil War, South Ossetian and Abkhazian conflicts in the early 1990s.[2]
The National Guard of Georgia currently consists of 554 personnel[3] and is commanded by the United States-trained Colonel Nikoloz Janjghava (ნიკოლოზ ჯანჯღავა).[4]
References
- ^ National Military Strategy of Georgia, The Defense Ministry of Georgia. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Georgian National Guard, The Global Security website. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Georgian National Guard, The Defense Ministry of Georgia. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ News: January 18, 2007, The Defense Ministry of Georgia. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
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