Republican Guard Division

The Republican Guard Division was a unit of s who volunteered to fight on the front lines during the as part of the. Unlike the regular Senate Guard and s, which were tasked with executive protection and answered to the, the Republican Guard Division was part of the Grand Army and was subordinated to and. The division consisted entirely of non-clone volunteers, initially from the Senate Guard, as the name implied. Formed in 22 BBY, it was considered to be an elite formation of the Grand Army made up of Senate Guards, but as the war went on its ranks were also filled with many regular non-clone volunteers who had never been in that organization. Still, due to its name and battlefield victories it would continue to hold a prestigious status in the until it was demobilized at the end of the Clone Wars.

Structure

 * 1st Republican Guard Brigade
 * 1st 'Chancellor Tarsus Valorum' Guards Regiment
 * 2nd 'Coruscant' Guards Regiment
 * 2nd Republican Guard Brigade
 * 3rd 'Chancellor Dorian Janarus' Guards Regiment
 * 4th 'Chancellor's Own' Guards Regiment
 * Republican Guard Honorable Artillery Company

Dissolution
In late 19 BBY, the High Command planned to expand the formation and put more Senate Guards on the front lines. This plan included the creation of a 'Republican Guards Corps' which would consist of three divisions. The original one would be renamed 1st Republican Guard Division. This was still in the process of implementation at the time of the bringing about the end of the Clone Wars and the reformation of the Republic into the. Under the Empire the Republican Guard Division was demobilized, but many of its veterans would join the new.