The Honor Guard of the 154 Preobrazhensky Regiment

The Honor Guard of the 154 Preobrazhensky Regiment

Colonel Sergey Bessonov, Commander of the Regiment.

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kurov, Commander of the Battalion (Honor Guard).

Captain Nikolai Zhukov, Commander of the Honor Guard Unit.

The Honor Guard Battalion of the 154 Preobrazhensky Regiment was formed on the basis of the First Independent Unit of the Honor Guard following the executive order of the USSR Council of Ministers № 6886-RS and the directive of the General Staff № ORG/8/4U23 of November 29, 1956. The battalion consists of the First and Second Honor Guard Units.

Throughout its history the Honored Guard carried out more than 46,000 special tasks. It has taken part in the official ceremonies of meeting heads of states and governments, solemn wreath-laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as well as memorials and monuments opening ceremonies. The Honor Guard has participated in all military parades held on Red Square. Not a single leading political and social event in Moscow misses the participation of the Honor Guard of the 154 Preobrazhensky Regiment. They include events related to the youth military patriotic upbringing and memorable days of Russian military glory.