National Guard of Georgia

National Guard of Georgia
საქართველოს ეროვნული გვარდია
Georgian National Guard flag and insignia
Founded20 December 1990 (1990-12-20)
CountryGeorgia (country) Georgia
TypeReserve army
Gendarmerie
RoleGendarmerie
Light infantry
Home guard
Size554 primary cadre. Mobilization capacity ranging in the tens of thousands.
PatronSaint George[1]
EngagementsGeorgian 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

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]

  1. ^ "ქართული ჯარის დიდი დღე". On.ge. May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ National Military Strategy of Georgia Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, The Defense Ministry of Georgia. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.

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