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unusual facts about Black Guard


Black Guard

The Black Guard name was changed to Moroccan Royal Guard after Morocco gained its independence in 1956 but this unit is not composed of descendants of the black slave since its members are selected from elite units within the Moroccan Army.



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Tharandt Forest

In the early 18th century in the Tännichtgrund bottom near Naundorf in the Tharandt Forest was the hideaway of the notorious robber, Lips Tullian and his Black Guard (Schwarzen Garde).