COMMANDER // 1957–1987
Hossein Kharrazi
Lifespan
1957 – 1987
Active service 1981–1987 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 24.
Profile
Hossein Kharrazi Dehkordi was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the IRGC's 14th Imam Hussein Division during the Iran–Iraq War. A partisan of the Iranian Revolution and notable commander in the Iran–Iraq War, Kharrazi participated in many battles and operations during the war, notablly the First Battle of al-Faw, which resulted in the capture of Iraq's Al-Faw Peninsula. In the Siege of Basra, Kharrazi served as commander of the vanguard forces, and was killed by shrapnel from a mortar shell during the battle.
Battles (4)
1981
1982
1986
1987
Siege of BasraIran–Iraq War · Iran