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8 unusual facts about Dezful


481st Tactical Fighter Squadron

The 481st TFS and the 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed to Vahdati Air Base at Dezful Iran, with 36 aircraft and over 500 personnel.

92nd Armored Division

In September 1980, among the units garrisoned along the Iraqi border, the IRIA had the 92nd Armored "Khuzestan" Division, with three armored brigades equipped with Chieftain MBTs and M-113 APCs (including the 283rd Armored Cavalry Battalion), including the 1st Brigade west of Khorramshahr and south of Ahwaz, 2nd Brigade west of Dezful, and 3rd west of Ahvaz.

Attack on H3

In Saddam's attempts for a successful offensive against Iran on the northern front between 12 and 22 March 1981, Iraq fired two 9K52 Luna-M surface-to-surface Rockets against cities of Dezful and Ahwaz.

Dezful Airport

Dezful Airport is located on Andimeshk road in the city of Dezful, Iran.

Iranian Army Order of Battle

58th Commando Infantry Division: Based at Dezful, the troops of this division wear the duck hunter camo similar to AUSCAM, and are immediately identifiable by it.

Mandaic language

Neo-Mandaic survives in three subdialects, which arose in the cities of Shûshtar, Shāh Wāli, and Dezful in northern Khūzestān, Iran.

Milad Dezful F.C.

Milad Dezful Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Dezful, Iran.

Old Bridge of Dezful

The Old Bridge of Dezful is located near the city of Dezful in South Western Iran.


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Ali Sayad Shirazi

In 1982, he led the Iranian Pasdaran and Basij soldiers to victory in the Iranian Operation Undeniable Victory, this was the first time Iran was able to defeat Iraq in a major battle, Iran broke through Iraq's "impenetrable" defense lines and expelled them from the Dezful-Shush area, this operation is considered by many as the turning point in the war.

Operation Before the Dawn

One armoured division proceeded to Sumar in the central zone as a diversion to mask seven reserve infantry divisions that went from the southern sector to the central city of Dezful.


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