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| 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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The Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment (German: Wachregiment "Feliks E. Dzierzynski") was the paramilitary wing of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi),[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
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