Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment
| Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 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 Anti-tank warfare Armoured warfare Artillery observer Counterinsurgency Crowd control Internal security Law enforcement Military engineering 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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| Regimental flag | |
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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).
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 and was also a highly trained Motorized Infantry and public security force.
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.