Liberation of Susangerd
1980 operation during the Iran–Iraq War
Liberation of Susangerd (also known as "Susangerd-Operation") was a military operation during Iran-Iraq War, which was commenced on 19 November 1980 by the common command of Islamic Republic of Iran Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and "Irregular Forces Headquarters". This operation's goal was to save Susangard city from the danger of a certain fall.
At the operation of Susangerd There were 24 pilots who participated in the operation, and some of them were killed, namely:
Houshang Kiyan Ara
Seyyed Mohammad-Taqi Hosseini
Mohammad Kam-Bakhsh Ziyaei
Nematollah Akbari Samani
Younes Khosh-Bin
Ebrahim Omid-Bakhsh
The list of the pilots (of F-5/F-14) who took part in Susangerd-operation, is as follows:
Davoud Sadeqi
Mahmoud Naeimi
Shir-Afkan Hemmati
Jalal Aram
Parviz Nasri
Behnam Qanamiyan
Ahmad Mehr-Niya
Seyyed Esmaeil Mousavi
Siyavash Moshiri
Habibollah Baqaei
Davoud Salman
Qasem Mohammad Amini
Iraj Osareh
Akbar Tavangariyan
Mohammad Masbouq
Reza Ramezani
Fazlollah Javid-Niya
Davoud Asgari
Eventually, at Susangerd operation, Iranian forces broke the siege of the city, and rejected the Iraqis forces.
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