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| Badge
of the |
| Gibraltar
Defence Force |
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| In 1727, during the
13th Siege of Gibraltar, a number of the Genoese
civilian residents of Gibraltar took up arms
and helped in the defence of the Rock by manning
various guardposts. They were known as The
Genoese Guard. |
| During the First World
War (1914-1918), some Gibraltarian citizens
formed the Gibraltar Volunteer Corps
to help the British Forces on the Rock. |
| During the Second
World War (1939-1945), civilians working with
various units of the British Army in Gibraltar
came together to form the Gibraltar Defence
Force (GDF). |
| In 1958, the Gibraltar
Defence Force became the Gibraltar Regiment. |
| In 1971, the Gibraltar
Regiment received its Colours (Regimental
flags granted by Her Majesty the Queen) and
also received the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar.
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| In 1999, the title
of the Gibraltar Regiment was changed to the
Royal Gibraltar Regiment. |
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