The Grand Ducal Guard (French: Corps de la Garde Grand-Ducale) was the ceremonial guard unit of the military of Luxembourg from 1945 to 1966. Formed in...
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132833°E / 49.610889; 6.132833 The Grand Ducal Palace (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogleche Palais, French: Palais grand-ducal, German: Großherzogliches Palais)...
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first time in November 1944. In 1945, the Corps de la Garde Grand Ducale (Grand Ducal Guard Corps) garrisoned in the Saint-Esprit barracks in Luxembourg...
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Hereditary Grand Duke as heir-apparent to the throne of Luxembourg. While Luxembourg was occupied by Germans during the Second World War, the grand ducal family...
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Fielded by Libyan Rebels during Libyan Civil War Luxembourg: The Grand Ducal Guard used captured German K98ks in 1945, later replaced by Ross rifles...
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the grand ducal family left Luxembourg shortly before the arrival of Nazi troops. Luxembourg's neutrality was violated on 9 May 1940, while the Grand Duchess...
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the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, and fought in numerous conflicts Poland-Lithuania participated in during the early modern period. All Royal Guards units...
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Czechoslovakian Brno weapons factory. Luxembourg – Issued to the Grand Ducal Guard in 1945, replaced by Lee–Enfield in the same year. Netherlands –...
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Lithuanian Armed Forces (redirect from Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army)
National Guard also fought, as well as many irregular units. In the end, the Uprising was defeated and much of the remainder of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian...
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volunteered for guard duty were stationed along the border. The rest remained in their barracks, leaving the defence of the country to the Grand Ducal Gendarmerie...
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