Hi; A few days ago under the auspices of His Excellency Captain H. Samadi names of martyrs of Marine Batallion were collected. Names need a separate post to be easily accessible. Background; 1st Marine Batallion under command of Captain H. Samadi, consisted of 590 Marines in 4 companies. these units, alongside with Marines were backbone of defence of khoramshar. border guards - khoramshahr gendarmerie and 151st DEZH (= fortress) Battailon of 92nd Tank division. here is list of marrtyrs of IRI Navy`s 1st Marine Batallion; 1- Mokhtaari Gadachkaani, Mohammad 2- Faraahaani, Naser 3- Ebrahimi, Najaf 4- Sakhaayee, Alireza 5- Biraanvand, Morteza 6- Rahmaan Owlaad, MohammadReza 7- MirzaHoseyni, Mahmoud 8- ShirMohammadi, Bahman 9- Dehmoraadi, KHan`ali 10- Blouch Zangiaan, Mohammad 11- Dasht -e Bayaaz, Mohammad Soleimaan 12- Hamzeh Nejaad, Mohammad 13- Parand Aavar, Djamshid 14- Kaargar Jahromi, Qasem 15- Pour Yahyaa Zaadeh, Reza 16- Bi Riaa, Kurosh 17- Mousaa Zaadeh, Djamshid 18- Mohammad Zaadeh, Ali Akbar 19- Hosseyni, Sayyed Mohammad hasan 20- Haaji Pour, Reza 21- Taak SHahr, Mostafa 22- Agaah, Hamid 23- Baraati, Mohammad 24- Nowrouzi, Asgar 25- Qasem Pour, Akbar 26- Hosseyni, Mir mas`oud 27- Rouhi Asl, Hosseyn 28- Safaa, Mohammad Ali 29- Saadeqi, Keraamatollah 30- Negarestaani, Mansour 31- SHahbaazi, Kurosh 32- Qolaamiaan, Majid 33- Goudarzi, Esmaaeel Ali 34- Mohegh Jowkaayee, Ali Asqar 35- Bayaati, Mohammad 37- Rajabi, Ali Akbar 38- Mazinaani, Qolaamreza 39- SHabaani, Esmaeel 40- Dashtbaan, Hosseyn 41- qavidel, Naser 42- Ayaani, Hosseyn 43- SHeykhi Zadeh, Qolam 44- Moradi, Eskandar 45- Safi, AbbasAli 46- Naseri, Mohammad Mehdi 47- Kazemi, Morteza 48- Mohit Qarayee, Saeed 49- Safari, Djavad 50- Damsaaz, Hamid 51- Qolami, Rahmaan 52- Dehqan, Mehrdad 53- Navayee, Mahmoud 54- Sangli, MohammadReza 55- Djamaali, Habibollah 56- Moradi Tarshizi, MohammadReza 57- Rahmati, Hosseyn 58- Dehqan, Djahaanriz 59- Ranjbar, Mohammad 60- Gowhari, Sadeq 61- Hosseyn Zadeh, Sayyed Mohammad baqer 62- Komaaraji, MohammadReza 63- Abbasi, Abolfazl 64- Asqar Zadeh, Khosrow 65- Mowlayee Djafrudi, Rahmat 66- Vafaayee Moqqaddam, Abdollah 67- Bidaki, hosseyn 68- Norouzi Fard, Aziz 69- Rafat Pour, Dariush 70- saberi, Hamid 71- Karimi, Mohammad Djafar 72- Djaami, Ali Asqar 73- Samadi Movaqqar, Houshang 74- baqerZadeh, Sayyed Hasan 75- Zare, Qolamreza 76- Soleymaani, MohammadReza 77- Rahimi, Mohammad 78- Djowkaani, Asqar 79- Karimian, Ali 80- Zare, QolamHosseyn 81- Fadayee, Abbas Ali 82- Azizi Qale, Rasoul 83- Vaseqi, Valiollah 84- Bokrayee, Hosseyn 85- Edaalat, Nematollah 86- Hosseyni, Sayyed Karim 87- Pour Rooh-al-Amin, Asqar 88- Walid Abaadi, Amir 89- Hosseyni, Sayyed Qodratollah 90- Abdollaahi NanvaPisheh, Ali 91- Sokhanvar, Ahmad 92- Djafari Behjat Abaadi, Ali 93- Rahi, Karim 94- Karimi, Mohsen 95- Quchanlu, Mostafa 96- Najafi, Nowbakht 97- Ramazani, Ali 98- Qamsari, Hamid 99- Haashemi, Mahdi 100- Bonyaadi, Rahim 101- Niyazi, Mahmoud 102- Zavvareh, Mohammad 103- Eslami, Fathollah 104- Sharafi, Naser 105- Mehrabi, Ahmad 106- Mirzayee, Aqam Ali 107- Baqeri Gil Golaabi, Dariush 108- Sanayee, Alireza 109- Tabatabayee, Sayyed Mostafa 110- Arjmand, Mohammad Baqer 111- Sayyed Momeni, MohammadAli 112- Emami ZarAbaadi, Nosratollah 113- FarmaanFarmaa, Alireza 114- Daavarian, KetabAli 115- Ostovar, Mohammad 116- Naebi, Qasem 117- Karikaar, Imamqoli 118- Doroudgar, Amir Ebrahim Source
Proud Defender of KHorramshahr, Petty Officer First Class Martyr Ali Akbar Rajabi - Martyrdom: 26.09.1980 - KHorramshahr - Shrapnel
Proud Defender of KHorramshahr, Chief Petty Officer MIA martyr Djavad Safari - Martyrdom: 26.09.1980 - KHorramshahr - Direct artillery hit
TIRDAD; You need to provide more story and background, rather than just a list of dead martyrs. Not to disrespect the dead, but lists of names of the dead really does nothing to evoke interest and sympathy. There is here a huge cultural gap, I know. It would be far more interesting for readers from other places to provide details of the conflict, and personal insights from the soldiers doing the fighting (memories, letters home, photos), than just a list of names of dead people. You really need to consider that most Westerners know next to nothing about the Iraq-Iran War.
Proud Defender of KHorramshahr, Master Chief Petty Officer martyr Bahman ShirMohammadi - Martyrdom: 14.10.1980 - KHorramshahr - Hand-on-Hand combat
Got to agree with GS here, Tirdad. This is interesting, but a bit dry. More details on the actual individual conflicts would help.
Although Khorramshahr, Iran's principal commercial port, and is only 10 km from the border, most of the civilian population of almost 220,000 had evacuated the city by the time Iraqi forces arrived leaving only medical and security personnel. The battle took place between September 22nd and November 10th, 1980. Known for its brutality and violent conditions, the city came to be known by the Iranians as 'Khunishahr,' meaning 'City of Blood.'" Mohammad Jahanara, the commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, led the defense of the city against the Iraqi invasion for about a month with his forces and Iranian Navy Commandos (Marines?) (Takavaran). A variety of ill-trained, ill-equipped, uncoordinated, but highly motivated militias defended the city with help from Iran's regular armed forces. The Iranians continued to fight long after they were cut off. They contested virtually every inch of Iraq's advance, counterattacking and using snipers extensively. The Iranian resistance's instincts toward martyrdom contrasted sharply with the Iraqi leadership's aversion to taking casualties. Much of the initial 'battle' was in fact an intensive artillery siege designed to drive out Iran's defenders. The relative inefficiency of artillery used against built-up areas meant, ultimately, however, that Iraqi ground forces had to engage the defenders. Unsupported tanks were driven off with RPGs and recoilless rifles. Despite the fact that Iraq ultimately succeeded in capturing Khorramshahr, the battle for the city lasted almost a full month even though the 3,000 defenders faced well over a division of the Iraqi Army. Rescuing a wounded comrade The city remained in Iraqi hands until April 1982, when the Iranians launched Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas to recapture the Khuzestan province. The city of Khorramshahr was one of the primary and most important front lines of the war and has thus achieved mythic status amongst the Iranian population. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pFL4GwuNxs
Proud Defender of KHorramshahr, Lieutnant Junior Grade martyr Naser Farahani - Martyrdom: 09.10.1980 - KHorramshahr - Street Fights
Proud Defender of KHorramshahr, Gendarmerie 1Lt martyr Davood Besharat - Martyrdom: 12.10.1980 - KHorramshahr - Mortar Blast wave.
Proud Defender of KHorramshahr, Gendarmerie Private First Class martyr Hosseyn SHahMohammadi - Martyrdom: 01.10.1980 - KHorramshahr - Head Shot by Iraqi sniper. iran-iraq war first tank hunter ace w/ 17 tanks destroyed and damaged. Posthomosly awarded fath medal. 2nd class on 15.07.1375