Band of the Castle Guards and the Police of the Czech Republic

The Band of the Castle Guards and the Police of the Czech Republic (Czech: Hudba Hradní stráže a Policie České republiky) is a unit of the Police of the Czech Republic responsible for providing musical support to the Prague Castle Guard of the Army of the Czech Republic, as well as during other official ceremonies at Prague Castle such as state visits.[1]

A small ensemble of the Band of the Castle Guards pictured during guard mounting at Prague Castle in November 2017.
The band during Dmitry Medvedev's state visit to Prague.

The band's origins date to 1945 and it was officially organized within the Ministry of the Interior of Czechoslovakia in 1953.[2] In 1990 it assumed the name "Band of the Castle Guards and the Police".[2]

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References
  1. Sullivan, Larry (2004). Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. SAGE Publications. p. 1036. ISBN 1452265321.
  2. "Hudba Hradní stráže a Policie České republiky". policie.cz (in Czech). Police of the Czech Republic. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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