Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment

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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"
Insignia
Regimental flag
Cuffband

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]