▁re organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁Groß deutsch land . ▁While ▁equ ipped ▁as ▁a ▁field ▁unit , ▁the ▁regiment ▁also ▁maintained ▁a ▁public ▁duties ▁det achment ▁in ▁the ▁capital . ▁The ▁cer emon ial ▁guard ▁was ▁pressed ▁into ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁July ▁bomb ▁plot ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁helped ▁round ▁up ▁consp ir ators ▁in ▁the ▁capital . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁post - war ▁Bundes wehr ▁established ▁the ▁W ach b ata illon , ▁a ▁tri - service ▁unit , ▁for ▁cer emon ial ▁duties . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁The ▁House hold ▁Caval ry ▁Mount ed ▁Regiment , ▁King ' s ▁Tro op ▁Royal ▁Hor se ▁Art illery ▁three ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions , ▁increment al ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁Foot ▁Gu ards ▁and ▁Bal ak lava ▁Company , ▁ 5 ▁SC OT S ▁( Ar gy ll ▁and ▁S uther land ▁High land ers ) ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁are ▁currently ▁task ed ▁with ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁Public ▁D ut ies . ▁Two ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁Foot ▁Gu ards ▁of ▁the ▁House hold ▁Division , ▁and ▁two ▁are ▁an ▁inf antry ▁batt alion . ▁The ▁former ▁are ▁normally ▁based ▁at ▁Well ington ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁central ▁London , ▁within ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁of ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace , ▁and ▁at ▁Victoria ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁W inds or ▁Castle , ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁Caval ry ▁Bar ra cks , ▁H oun slow . ▁ ▁A