55th_Airborne_Brigade_of_Shiraz

55th Airborne Brigade

55th Airborne Brigade

Brigade of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army

55th Airborne Brigade of Shiraz (Persian: تیپ ۵۵ هوابرد, romanized: 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.[citation needed]

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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

References

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    "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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