77th Infantry Division of Khurasan

77th "Pirooz-e Samen-ol-A'emeh" Infantry Division of Khorasan (Persian: لشکر پیاده ۷۷ پیروز ثامن‌الائمه خراسان) is an infantry division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province.^[2] It was formerly being called 77th Infantry Division of Khorasan and was renamed to "The Victor of Samen-ol-A'emeh" (پیروز ثامن‌الائمه Pirooz-e Samen-ol-A'emeh) later after the successful Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh during Iran–Iraq War, which was led by this division.

77th Infantry Division
لشکر ۷۷ پیاده
Country	Iran
Branch	Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Combined arms
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province
Nickname(s)	"Lashkare Pirooz-e Samen-ol-A'emeh" (The Victorious Division of Samen-ol-A'emeh)
Equipment	M47 Patton M48M Patton BTR-50 T-72S[1]
Engagements	1979 Kurdish rebellion Iran–Iraq War
Commanders
Commander in Chief	Governor-General Yaghob-Ali Nazari
Current commander	Second Brig. Gen. Ali Jahanshahi
Notable commanders	Ataollah Salehi

It was active during the Imperial Iranian regime during the 1970s.^[3] During the Iran–Iraq War the division fought in the Operation Fath ol-Mobin (March 1982),^[4] Operation Ramadan (July 1982),^[5] Operation Badr (March 1985),^[4] and Operation Karbala-6 in early 1987. One of the most famous episodes of the unit, came on May 9, 1982, when 6000 troops of this division were transported from Mashhad to Khuzestan in a single night. This was possible as a result of using the Boeing 747 Iran possessed as a military transport aircraft, setting a new world record in the air transport history. ^[6]

See also

• Hossein Lashkari, a pilot member in "77-Khorasan Division"

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "جایگاه ویژه لشکر 77 در سرکوب ضدانقلاب". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
3. Richard A. Gabriel, ed. (27 September 1983), Fighting Armies: Antagonists in the Middle East – A Combat Assessment, Greenwood Press, ISBN 978-0-313-23904-5
4. The Iran-Iraq War in the Air. T. Cooper, F.Bishop. 2003.
5. Galen Wright, 77th Mechanized Infantry Division, The Arkenstone, Wednesday, December 28, 2011, drawing on the Air Combat Information Group and others.
6. "The Liberation of Khorramshahr May 24-25 1982". Dr. Kaveh Farrokh.