Active 11 August 1688 - 1919 | ||
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Motto(s) Semper talis (Always the Same) |
The 1st Foot Guard Regiment (1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß) was an infantry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army formed in 1806. The regiment considered itself the most noble regiment of Christendom (vornehmstes Regiment der Christenheit). The regiment was disbanded in 1919, with the Infantry Regiment 9 Potsdam of the new Reichsheer bearing its tradition. The Wachbataillon continues the tradition of this regiment in today's Bundeswehr.
All Princes of Prussia were commissioned lieutenants in the 1st Foot Guards upon their tenth birthdays. Regimentschef was always the King of Prussia.
Regimental commanders
References
1st Foot Guards (German Empire) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA