Guides Regiment

Both regiments were mechanized in October 1937, subsequently forming armored battalions in the post-war Belgian Army.

The Eskadron Gidsen was formed as a reconnaissance unit to be attached to the army's Para-Commando Brigade, replacing 3 Regiment Lanciers-Parachutisten.

The two Guides regiments of the Belgian Army wore distinctive uniforms, comprising a plumed busby, green dolman braided in yellow, and crimson breeches,[2] until the early stages of World War I.

A modernized green and crimson uniform was introduced for officers' ceremonial dress in the 1930s and is still worn today for the marching and concert attire of the Guides Band.

It still serves as the official military band of the Belgian Land Component, although the regiment of which it formed a part has been disbanded.