55th Airborne Brigade

55th Airborne Brigade
Tippe 55 Hawābord
The official insignia of 55th Airborne Brigade
Active1970s-present
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		Akbar Shahverdi

55th Airborne Brigade of Shiraz (Persian: (تیپ ۵۵ نوهد) تیپ ۵۵ هوابرد, romanized: Tīp-e 55-e Hawābord) is an airborne separate brigade of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Shiraz, Fars province.[1] It was engaged in the Iran-Iraq War.

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

See also

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.


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