National Guard 365009 220850664 2008-06-21T22:34:12Z Hairy Dude 274535 /* Americas */ avoid links in headings {{tocright}} The term '''National Guard''' or '''Guardia Nacional''' may refer to a military force, a [[paramilitary]] force, a [[gendarmerie]], or a [[constabulary]]: ==Military forces== ===Americas=== * [[National Guard of the United States]] * [[National Guard (Nicaragua)]], (1925–1979) * [[National Guard (El Salvador)]] * [[Venezuelan National Guard]] (Guardia Nacional de Venezuela)—Officially the Armed Forces of Cooperation (esp: Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperación) * [[National Guard (Brazil)]] ===Europe=== * [[Cypriot National Guard|Greek Cypriot National Guard]] * [[National Guard (France)]], active on and off from the French Revolution to World War Two * [[Portuguese National Republican Guard]] * [[Italian National Republican Guard]]—defunct ===Asia=== * [[Sri Lanka National Guard]] * [[Saudi Arabian National Guard]] * [[Iraqi National Guard]] ==Political organizations== * National Guard, better known as the [[Blueshirts]], a 1930s political movement in Ireland ==See also== * [[List of protective service agencies]] *[[Republican National Guard]], disambiguation *[[Republican Guard]], disambiguation *[[Home Guard]], disambiguation *[[Civil Guard]], disambiguation *[[Gendarmerie]] {{disambig}} [[de:Nationalgarde]] [[es:Guardia Nacional]] [[fr:Garde nationale]] [[it:Guardia Nazionale]] [[no:Nasjonalgarde]] [[pl:Gwardia Narodowa]] [[ru:Национальная гвардия]] [[fi:Kansalliskaarti]]