Day of the Russian Guard

Day of the Russian GuardSeptember 2 is the Day of the Russian Guard. This holiday was established on December 22, 2000 by the decree of President V.V. Putin in connection with the 300th anniversary of the Russian Guard (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 22.12.2000 N 2032 “On the establishment of the Day of the Russian Guard”).

The Russian Imperial Guard was established at the beginning of the reign of Peter the Great of the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments. In 1918, it was dissolved, and again created during the Great Patriotic War. Distinguished at Smolensk in 1941, four rifle divisions by order of Stalin received the name Guards.

The title "Guards" was assigned to military units, ships, formations and associations of the Soviet Armed Forces, distinguished themselves in battles during the Great Patriotic War. The military formation received a guard banner, and the personnel received a guard rank and a breastplate.