Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment
The Preobrazhensky Life-Guards Regiment (Russian: Преображенский лейб-гвардии полк, Preobrazhensky leyb-gvardii polk) was a regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from 1683 to 1917.
| Preobrazhensky Lifeguard Regiment — III — Преображенский лейб-гвардии полк | |
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Preobrazhensky Regiment fighting the Battle of Paris, 30 March 1814, with Montmartre in the background | |
| Active | 1683–1917 2013–present as the 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment |
| Country | Tsardom of Russia Russian Empire Russian Federation |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Saint Petersburg |
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| Banner of the regiment | |
| Badge of the regiment | |
The Preobrazhensky Regiment was one of the oldest infantry regiments in Imperial Russia, along with the Semyonovsky Regiment. It served as a gendarmerie unit for the state Secret Chancellery, the first secret police of Russia headed by Prince Fyodor Romodanovsky. The regiment formed part of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Guards Infantry Division stationed on the Fontanka in Saint Petersburg. It was disbanded shortly before the October Revolution in 1917 by its last commander.
The Preobrazhensky Regiment was recreated in 2013 as the 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment, the official honor guard regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, stationed in Moscow.