Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh
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Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh (Persian: محمد حسین فهمیده;[1] (1967-05-06)6 May 1967 – (1980-10-30)30 October 1980) was an Iranian child soldier and an icon of the Iran–Iraq War. During the First Battle of Khorramshahr in 1980, he served with the Basij and fought invading Iraqi forces in and around the city of Khorramshahr. Fahmideh is credited with having halted the advance of an Iraqi tank column after he jumped underneath an Iraqi tank and detonated a full grenade belt, killing himself in the process. He is celebrated as a war hero in Iran.[2]
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Portrait of Fahmideh in the Martyrs' Museum, Tehran | |
Native name | محمد حسین فهمیده |
Born | (1967-05-06)6 May 1967 Qom, Imperial State of Iran |
Died | 30 October 1980(1980-10-30) (aged 13) Khorramshahr, Iran |
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Engagements | Iran–Iraq War |
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