Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment
The Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment (German: Wachregiment "Feliks E. Dzierzynski") was the paramilitary wing of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi), the security service of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
| Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment | |
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| Wachregiment "Feliks E. Dzierzynski" | |
Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment insignia | |
| Active | November 1954 – 2 October 1990 |
| Country | East Germany |
| Branch | Ministry for State Security |
| Type | Motorized infantry |
| Role | Honour Guard Aerial reconnaissance Airlift Anti-aircraft warfare Anti-tank warfare Armoured warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal Close air support Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Counterinsurgency Crowd control Fire support Force protection Indirect fire Internal security Law enforcement Military engineering Patrolling Public security Raiding Reconnaissance Riot control Urban warfare |
| Size | 11,426 (1989) |
| Garrison/HQ | Adlershof, East Berlin |
| March | Präsentiermarsch des Wachregiment "Feliks Dzierzynski" |
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The Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment was called a regiment, however the elite formation gradually grew to the size of a motorized infantry division with its constituent Kommandos made up of battalions. Its role in the Stasi was the protection of buildings and high-ranking officials of the GDR government and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
It was composed of experienced and ideologically reliable men separate from the National People's Army that could be deployed to suppress rebellion and unrest.
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