55th Airborne Brigade (Iran) explained

Unit Name:55th Airborne Brigade
Native Name:Persian: Tippe 55 Hawābord
Branch: Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Type:Airborne
Role:Airborne infantry
Size:Brigade
Command Structure: Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Garrison:Shiraz, Fars Province
Battles:Iran–Iraq War
Current Commander:Zabihollah Bahmanziari

55th Airborne Brigade of Shiraz (Persian: تیپ ۵۵ هوابرد|Tīp-e 55-e Havābord) 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: فرمانده تیپ 55 هوابرد شیراز:پیام ما برای جهان، پیام صلح است. Fars News Agency. 25 December 2015. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150116154510/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13910809000500. dead.