Military of the Vatican City
While the Swiss Guard is the most famous military unit in the service of the Vatican City, historically a number of other units existed. The last remaining units other than the Swiss Guards, the Noble Guard and the Palatine Guard, were abolished by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
- Noble Guard - these are the former papal horse guards.
- Swiss Guard - this is the infantry unit of the papal guards.
- Palatine Guard - this is the former militia.bg:Армия на Ватикана