55th Airborne Brigade

55th Airborne Brigade
تیپ ۵۵ هوابرد
The official insignia of 55th Airborne Brigade
Country	Iran
Branch	Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Type	Airborne
Role	Airborne operations
Size	Brigade
Part of	Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Garrison/HQ	Shiraz, Fars Province
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas
Commanders
Current commander	Nowzar Nemati

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; Tīp-e 55-e Havābord) is an airborne special separate brigade of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Shiraz, Fars Province.^[1]

References

Commanders

Operational Headquarters

Logistic Headquarters

Army Training Centres

Recruit	01 Tehran 02 Parandak 03 Ajabshir 04 Birjand 05 Kerman 06 Tehran 07 Kazeroun 08 Khash

Advanced	Tehran Logistic Shiraz Infantry Shiraz Armored Tehran Communications Borujerd Combat Engineering Tehran Dispensary Lashkarak Takavar

Aviation Headquarters

Divisions

Infantry	21 Azerbaijan 28 Kurdistan 30 Gorgan 64 Urmia 77 Khurasan 84 Khorramabad

Armored	16 Qazvin 81 Kermanshah 88 Zahedan 92 Ahvaz

Takavar	23 Parandak 58 Shahroud

Seperate
Brigades

Infantry	40 Sarab 41 Qushchi

Mechanized	71 Ilam 72 Dokouheh

Armored	36 Mianeh 37 Siyakh Darengun 38 Torbat Jam

Takavar	25 Pasveh 35 Kermanshah 45 Shushtar 55 Shiraz 65 Tehran

Category:Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army

Ground Force	23rd Division 58th Zolfaghar Division 25th Brigade 35th Brigade 45th Brigade 55th Airborne Brigade 65th Nowhed Brigade

Navy	1st Marine Brigade 2nd Marine Brigade 3rd Marine Brigade 4th Marine Brigade

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