Hooshang Samadi

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Hooshang Samadi
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Samadi's Portrait
Birth nameHooshang Samadi Kalkhurani
Born (1940-01-26) 26 January 1940 (age 82)[1]
Kalkhuran Sheykh, Ardabil, Iran[1]
AllegianceIran
Service/branchNavy (1975–1985)
Ground Force (1958–1975)[1]
Years of service1958–1985
RankCaptain
Commands held1st Takavar Marine Battalion
Battles/wars

Hooshang Samadi Kalkhurani (Persian: هوشنگ صمدی کلخوران) is a retired military officer and war hero with the rank of captain who served in the Iranian Navy during Iran–Iraq War.[2]

Samadi was commander of the 1st Marine Battalion, a naval special unit that played a key role in the Battle of Khorramshahr and Liberation of Khorramshahr under his command.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Samadi, Hooshang (2017). "Kheshte Kham". Iranian Oral History Project (Interview) (in Persian). No. Episode 27. Interviewed by Hossein Dehbashi. TarikhOnline.
  2. ^ "Revolutionary Guards Deny Using Child Soldiers", IranWire, 14 September 2017, retrieved 31 October 2017
  3. ^ Seyyed Ghasem Yahosseini (2015), The Rangers Of Navy in Khorramshahr (in Persian), Soore Mehr, ISBN 978-6000300326


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