Liberation of Khorramshahr
Iraqi prisoners of war
| date | May 24 , 1982 |
|---|---|
| place | Khorramshahr , Khuzestan , Iran |
| output | Iranian victory |
| consequences | Withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Iranian territory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
|
Ahmad Zeidan |
Ali Sayad Shirazi Mohsen Rezaee Hossein Karrazi |
| Troop strength | |
| 70,000 soldiers | 70,000 soldiers |
| losses | |
|
15,000 dead / wounded, |
30,000 dead / wounded |
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Iraqi Invasion (1980)
Entegham - Kaman 99 - Khorramshahr - Sultan 10 - Scorch Sword - Abadan - Kafka - Ashkan - Morwarid - Dezful
Standoff (1981) Tavakol - Susangerd - H-3
Iranian offensives for the liberation of Iranian territory (1981–82)
Sam-ol-A'emeh - Tariq al-Qods - Fath ol-Mobin - Beit ol-Moqaddas - liberation of Khorramshahr
Iranian offensives in Iraq (1982–84)
Ramadan - Muslim Ibn Aqil - Muharram ol-Harram - Dawn 1 - Dawn 2 - Dawn 3 - Dawn 4 - Dawn 5 - Kheibar - Kurdish Uprising - Dawn 6 - Dawn 7 - Hawizeh Marshland
Iranian offensives in Iraq (1985-87)
Badr - Dawn 8 - 1. al-Faw - Dawn 9 - Karbala 1 - Karbala 2 - Karbala 3 - Fath 1 - Karbala 4 - Karbala 5 - Karbala 6 - Karbala 7 - Karbala 8 - Karbala 9 - Karbala10 - Nasr 4
Last year of the war (1988)
Beit ol-Moqaddas 2 - Anfal - Halabdscha - Zafar 7 - Tawakalna ala Allah - 2nd al-Faw - Shining Sun - 40 stars - Mersad
Tanker War
Earnest Will - Prime Chance - Eager Glacier - Nimble Archer - Praying Mantis
International Incidents
USS Stark - Iran Air Flight 655
The liberation of Khorramshahr was the recapture of the city of Khorramshahr by Iranian forces during the Iran-Iraq war on May 24, 1982. Khorramshahr had been under Iraqi control since the battle of Khorramshahr . The liberation of the city is considered a turning point in the course of the war.
The battle
As part of Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas 70,000 Iranian soldiers invaded the area occupied by Iraqi troops province in April 1982 Khuzestan before. The Iraqis withdrew to Khorramshahr and launched a counter-attack from there on May 20, 1982, which was however repulsed. The Iranians then blocked all roads leading out of the city and, in turn, began a siege. Just four days later, on May 24, 1982, the city was officially under Iranian control again.
aftermath
After the defeat in Khorramshahr and the loss of several divisions, Saddam Hussein wanted to end the war and offered Iran peace negotiations, which was rejected by the Iranian side. Iraqi troops withdrew from Iranian territory via the Shatt al-Arab .
literature
- Christopher de Bellaigue: In the rose garden of the martyrs. A portrait of Iran. From the English by Sigrid Langhaeuser, Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2006 (English original edition: London 2004), p. 108 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph T. Gerard: The Impact of revolutionary Ideology on the Military in Time of War. Case Study: The iranian Military during the Iran-Irak War 1980-88 , p. 64 ( PDF , English)
- ↑ Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 on www.iranchamber.com (English)
Web links
- http://www.ido.ir/a.aspx?a=1386030101 (Persian)