National Guard of Georgia | |
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საქართველოს ეროვნული გვარდია | |
Founded | 20 December 1990 |
Country | Georgia |
Type | Reserve army Gendarmerie |
Role | Gendarmerie Light infantry Home guard |
Size | 554 primary cadre. Mobilization capacity ranging in the tens of thousands. |
Patron | Saint George[1] |
Engagements | Georgian Civil War Georgian-Ossetian conflict Georgian-Abkhaz conflict Russian-Georgian war |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Irakli Chumburidze |
Notable commanders | Tengiz Kitovani Koba Kobaladze Samson Kutateladze Nikoloz Janjgava |
Insignia | |
GNG shoulder insignia |
Defence Forces of Georgia |
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Flag of Georgia Emblem of Defence Forces |
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MoD departments and organizations |
The National Guard of Georgia (GNG, Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული გვარდია, sak'art'velos erovnuli gvardia) is the gendarmerie and reserve force branch of the Defense Forces of Georgia. It is tasked with responding to external threats, civil disturbances, and natural disasters.[2]