Leib Guard 1

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military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia.

  • 1.It is a misconception that the monarch himself functioned as the commander of the Leib Guard regiments, so only he and some members of the imperial family could hold a title of Colonel (Polkovnik) of the Guards, but in fact there were many guards officers in the rank of colonel.
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