Independent Honor Guard Battalion of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan

Independent Honor Guard Battalion of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistanyň Goranmak Ministrligi Hormat Garawuly Batalyony
Active 1992 (1992)
Country  Turkmenistan
Branch Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
Type Infantry, cavalry
Role public duties
Size 100
Part of Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan
Garrison/HQ Ashgabat
Colors      Green
March Niyazov's Honour March
Rifle SKS
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Pygy Baýramdurdyýew
Insignia
Flag of the Turkmen Ground Forces

The Independent Honor Guard Battalion of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Goranmak Ministrligi Hormat Garawuly Batalyony; Russian: Отдельный батальон Почетного караула Министерства обороны Туркменистан) is the official ceremonial unit of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan that serves as a Guard of honour unit. The battalion guards the Independence Monument, the National Museum of Turkmenistan and the Presidential Palace in Ashgabat. The battalion was formed in 1992 as one of the first purely ceremonial units of the Turkmen Armed Forces. The battalion is composed of two infantry companies and also maintains Cavalry company. The Turkmen Internal Troops, Turkmen Border Troops, and Turkmen National Guard are excluded from the battalion.

History of Activities

The battalion in the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
Dmitry Medvedev inspecting the battalion with his Turkmen counterpart in Ashgabat in 2008.

One of the first events the battalion took part in was the independence day military parade on Makhtumkuli Avenue in October 1992, serving as linemen for the parading troops. The battalion took part in the annual Victory Day Parade in Moscow in May 2010, and with the Russian Government's permission, the commander of the battalion, Major General Pygy Baýramdurdyýew, led the contingent on horseback, with the white Akhal-Teke horse being a descendant of the horse Marshal Georgy Zhukov rode on during the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945.[1][2][3]

Mission

External video
The Changing of the Guard in Ashgabat
The battalion on parade.
  • Ceremonial duties are usually served by the battalion.
  • They also greet foreign leaders visiting Turkmenistan

Photos of the Batalion

Infantry unit

Cavalry unit

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100429213347/http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/28/7010647.html
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=efYMDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT345&lpg=PT345&dq=почетный+караул+Вооруженных+Сил+Туркменистана&source=bl&ots=E_vCo-6y06&sig=u5Xvf3HRvTMvzkr96orwioWfEwE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwig6tD815TbAhWM2FMKHcSbBcMQ6AEwGXoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%20%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%20%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85%20%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BB%20%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0&f=false
  3. ↑ http://gundogar.org/?0221049509000000000000013000000
  4. ↑ http://www.parahat.info/news/parahat-info-news-14928
  5. ↑ https://www.turkmenistan-kultur.at/ru/austria143-20-jahrestag.html
  6. ↑ tepfair (15 November 2009). "Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 05 - Changing of the Guards" – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "A statue of Turkmenistan's eccentric leader and President, Saparmurat Niyazov, is guarded by soldiers at the country's independence memorial in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in 2003". Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=fG9zk5Y3MugC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=Turkmen+National+Guard&source=bl&ots=Ea_cbP9pSg&sig=tpuHEqrOHTMbNwzk9WUhy8xA_8U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuv6-T1NjbAhVQ-6wKHQnVDAE4ChDoATADegQIARAB#v=onepage&q&f=false
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