thumb|Members of the [[National Republican Guard (Portugal)|Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR).]]

National guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards.

National Guard may refer to:

Africa

  • National Guard (Mauritania)
  • Tunisian National Guard, a separate military force of Tunisia

Americas

  • National Guard (Brazil) (1831–1918), a paramilitary militia created to support the Brazilian Army
  • National Guard (El Salvador) (1912–1992), the Salvadoran gendarmerie
  • National Guard (Mexico), a gendarmerie created in 2019.
  • National Guard (Nicaragua) (1925–1979), a militia and gendarmerie created during the occupation by the United States
  • National Guard (United States), military reserves organized by each of the 50 U.S. states, territories, D.C. and administered by the National Guard Bureau;
  • Army National Guard, a reserve force of the United States Army which functions as the ground component of the state-level militia while not in federal service
  • Air National Guard, a reserve force of the United States Air Force which functions as the air component of the state-level militia while not in federal service
  • National Guard (of Panama) (1946–1990) (), were the armed forces of the Republic of Panama. Later re-organized as the Panama Defense Forces.
  • Venezuelan National Guard (), the gendarmerie component of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela

Asia

  • National Guard (Bahrain), a separate military force in Bahrain that serves both as defence force and as a security force
  • National Guard (Iraq), part of the new Military of Iraq absorbed by the Iraqi Army
  • National Guard of Israel
  • National Guard of Kazakhstan
  • National Guard (Kyrgyzstan), one of the branches of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
  • National Security Guard, India
  • Pakistan National Guard
  • Kuwait National Guard, an internal and border security force, part of Kuwait Military Forces
  • National Guard (Pakistan), a paramilitary force mainly charged with border patrols and air defences
  • Saudi Arabian National Guard, one of the three major branches of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Sri Lanka National Guard, the largest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army
  • National Guard (Suwayda), a local alliance in Syria
  • National Guard of the Ba'ath Party, former Ba'athist militia in Syria
  • Presidential National Guard, a special operations branch of the Tajik Armed Forces
  • Turkmen National Guard
  • Uzbekistan National Guard

Europe

  • Azerbaijani National Guard, an armed force of the Government of Azerbaijan, and operates as a semi-independent entity
  • National Guards Unit of Bulgaria, successor of the Personal Cavalry Convoy of Knyaz Alexander I, re-established in 2001
  • Cypriot National Guard, combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus
  • Home Guard (Denmark), volunteer defense force from after Danish resistance groups from second world war, split into army, air and navy guards.
  • Estonian Defence League, unified paramilitary armed forces of the Republic of Estonia
  • White Guard (Finland) (1918–1944), voluntary militia of the "Whites", who opposed the "Reds" in the Finnish Civil War of 1918
  • National Guard (France), militias formed in each city from the time of the French Revolution to the Paris Commune, re-established after several terrorist attacks in 2016
  • National Guard of Georgia, a military structure within the Georgian Armed Forces
  • National Guard (Greece), a military structure within the Hellenic Army
  • National Guard (Ireland), better known as the Blueshirts, a 1930s political movement in Ireland
  • National Republican Guard (Italy), (1943–1945), a paramilitary force of the Italian Social Republic
  • Latvian National Guard, a volunteer paramilitary armed force, part of National Armed Forces of Latvia
  • National Republican Guard (Portugal), the gendarmerie of Portugal
  • National Guard of Russia, gendarmerie force of Russia, formed in 2016
  • National Militia (Spain), 19th century quasi-military force
  • National Guard of Ukraine, formed 1991–2000 and 2014–current

United Kingdom

  • Fencibles, c. 1759 – c.1802
  • Home Guard (United Kingdom), 1940–1944
  • GHQ Auxiliary Units, 1940–1944
  • Home Service Force, 1982–1993

See also

  • Internal troops
  • Presidential Guard (disambiguation)
  • Republican guard
  • Military reserve force
  • Army Reserve (United Kingdom)