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55th Airborne Brigade (Iran)

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(Redirected from 55th Parachute Division) Brigade of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
55th Airborne Brigade
Tippe 55 Hawābord
The official insignia of 55th Airborne Brigade
Country Iran
Branch Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
TypeAirborne
RoleAirborne infantry
SizeBrigade
Part of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Garrison/HQShiraz, Fars province
EngagementsIran–Iraq War
Commanders
Current
commander
Zabihollah Bahmanziari
Military unit
Paratroopers wait at Shiraz Air Base to board a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft for a training mission during Exercise CENTO on 1 August 1977

55th Airborne Brigade of Shiraz (Persian: تیپ ۵۵ هوابرد, romanizedTīp-e 55-e Havābord) is an airborne separate brigade of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Shiraz, Fars province. It was engaged in the Iran-Iraq War.

References

  1. "فرمانده تیپ 55 هوابرد شیراز:پیام ما برای جهان، پیام صلح است". Fars News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
Operational headquarters Seal of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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Recruit
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Aviation headquarters
Army structure
Divisions
Infantry
Armored
Takavar
Separate
brigades
Infantry
Mechanized
Armored
Takavar
Category:Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Special forces of Iran's Armed Forces
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