55th Airborne Brigade

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
55th Airborne Brigade
Tippe 55 Hawābord
IRI Army 55th Airborne Brigade.svg
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
Paratroopers wait at Shiraz Air Base to board a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraftfor 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.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "فرمانده تیپ 55 هوابرد شیراز:پیام ما برای جهان، پیام صلح است". Fars News Agency. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Retrieved from ""