. "The Egyptian Republican Guard is a Division level command within the Egyptian Army, designed to be an armored division with the main responsibility to defend the President of the Republic, the major presidential and strategic institutions, including the Presidential Palaces, Command centers, presidential airports. It is one of the largest Divisional commands in Egypt with a heavy emphasis on Armoured and Mechanized warfare. It is the most senior Corps in the Egyptian Army."@en . . . . "1955Z"^^ . . . . "24,000 active duty troops" . . "Republican Guard"@en . . . .