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The Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the ground force of Islamic Republic of Iran Military. In Iran, it is also called Artesh, which is Persian for "army." As of 2006, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 350,000 personnel, according to the IISS's Military Balance.[1] Conscripts serve for 18 months and have limited military training. [2] // Introduction The Iranian Army is the national army of Iran and called the Artesh. ...
The following article details the Order of Battle of the Iranian Army. ...
The following officers held the rank of Field Marshal in Iran (Persia). ...
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Iranian soldiers The military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran include three regular armed forces; the Army, Navy, Air Force, and a fourth armed force, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. ...
Persian (Local names: Ùارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...
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Iran has two parallel land forces with some integration at the command level: the regular Artesh, and the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution or Pasdaran (IRGC). The Islamic Revolutions Guards Corp (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), also known as the Guards Corp (Sepah-e Pasdaran), or the Guards (Pasdaran), is the largest[1] branch of Islamic Republic of Irans military; as of August 14, 2007, the United States is considering designated...
The Islamic Revolutions Guards Corp (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), also known as the Guards Corp (Sepah-e Pasdaran), or the Guards (Pasdaran), is the largest[1] branch of Islamic Republic of Irans military; as of August 14, 2007, the United States is considering designated...
History
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Antiquity A national army of sorts has existed in Iran since the establishment of the Persian Empire. National armies usually appeared throughout the country's points of strength, while in times of weakness mercenaries and conscript armies were recruited temporarily from fiefdoms. The original core of full time troops and imperial body guards were called the Immortals, these were established in 580BC by Cyrus the Great. These were replaced by the Junishapur Shâhanshâh (King of Kings) in the Sassanid Dynasty after a period of disunity and chaos in the country. Following the Arab invasion of Iran and eventual resurgence of Iranian dynasties a new full time army was formed by the name of Qezelbash in the Safavid Dynasty. The Qajar period saw several attempts to re-model the traditional Iranian military based on western models. These were met with limited success at the time. The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ...
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Training over the centuries has varied wildly, however until the Qajar era it was common to see many train for combat in Zurkhaneh (Persian: House of Strength زورخانه). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (600x800, 475 KB) Source: Encyclopedia WikIran: http://www. ...
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The pre-revolutionary (Pahlavi) period Following the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1925 the new Imperial Iranian Army became a priority. Dramatic reforms brought in a host of western advisors and over the course of the next 50 years the army was to become the worlds 5th strongest by 1979. Throughout the 1970s the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces, as they were then known, underwent a rapid transformation and increase in strength. Image File history File linksMetadata Iranian_Imperial_Guards. ...
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In 1979 the Army was a largely mechanized and armored force of about 285,000 troops; Organized in 3 corps, with headquarters in Tehran area, in Shiraz in the south, and in Kermanshah near the Iraq border. There were additional plans for a fourth corps to be established at the Chah Bahar complex at the eastern end of the Persian Gulf. Major ground formations included 3 armored divisions (One more in organization in Sistan Baluchestan) each with six tank battalions and five mechanized infantry battalions, 3 infantry divisions, 2 Iranian Imperial Guard Divisions and 4 independent brigades (1 armored, 1 infantry, 1 airborne and 1 Special Forces) and the Army Aviation Command. These combat units, backed up by the usual complement of support units, were said to be 85 percent operational. Chabahar (in Persian چابهار) is an Iranian city and free port on the coast of the Sea of Oman. ...
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Post-revolution Immediately after the 1979 revolution a series of purges gutted the core of the Army's western trained senior commanders. This left it poorly prepared when Iraq invaded Iran in the Iran-Iraq War. A new cadre of commanders, shaped by their experiences in the war, drastically reduced reliance on foreign supplied equipment and training. Following the war the military pursued a dramatic restructuring, much of it under total secrecy. While still only a mere shadow of its pre-revolutionary self, today's Artesh is rapidy re-asserting its abilities and continuing to grow. Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ruhollah Khomeini, Abolhassan Banisadr, Ali Shamkhani, Mostafa Chamran Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Basij militia 900 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 470 aircraft 750 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 5,000 tanks 4...
1987 In 1987, and on the verge of the end of the Iran-Iraq war the Artesh was organized as follows: Image File history File linksMetadata Takavar. ...
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Iranian Marine Commandos Takavar is the term used for a type of Iranian special forces troops. ...
Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ruhollah Khomeini, Abolhassan Banisadr, Ali Shamkhani, Mostafa Chamran Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Basij militia 900 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 470 aircraft 750 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 5,000 tanks 4...
- Three mechanized divisions,
- Each with three brigades,
- Each of which in turn was composed of three armored and six mechanized battalions,
- Seven infantry divisions,
- One Special Forces division composed of four brigades,
- One airborne brigade,
- One Air Support Command,
and some independent armored brigades including infantry and a "coastal force."
Force structure, order of battle, and unit identifications for Iranian forces differ greatly among sources. It is unclear which identifications are accurate. The evolution of Iranian units over time is somewhat opaque, and rather dated wartime designations are often published, sometimes confusing brigades with division (during the Iran-Iraq war some Brigades formed the nuclei of new divisions, and presumably reverted with the end of the war). Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ruhollah Khomeini, Abolhassan Banisadr, Ali Shamkhani, Mostafa Chamran Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Basij militia 900 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 470 aircraft 750 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 5,000 tanks 4...
2006
Iranian Soldiers during the Army day 2006. Jane's reported that the Army was commanded via three army level headquarters with 12 divisions[3]. The IISS reports that there were four armoured, and six infantry divisions, two commando divisions, plus an airborne brigade.[4] Often reported formations include the 23rd Special Forces Division, established in 1993-1994, and the 55th Paratroop Division. One source reports that the 23rd Special Forces Division is amongst the most professional units in the Iranian Army, with 5,000 regulars soldiers and strictly no conscripts. Image File history File linksMetadata IranSoldiers. ...
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The regular armoured divisions are sub-divided into three brigades.
The regular army also has a number of independent brigades and groups, though there is almost no reliable data on the size and number of these smaller independent formations. These include one logistics brigade, an infantry brigade, an airborne brigade, special forces (Takavar) brigades, and five artillery brigades/regiments. There are also coastal defense units, a growing number of air defense groups, between four and six army aviation units, and a growing number of logistics and supply formations. Iranian Marine Commandos Takavar is the term used for a type of Iranian special forces troops. ...
There are a variety of other reports of doubtful veracity. Some sources claim that small light formations in the regular army include an Airmobile Forces Group created after the Iran-Iraq War. This formation is said to include the 29th Special Forces Division, which was formed in 1993-1994, and the 55th Paratroop Division. Other sources [attribution needed] claim that the commando forces of the regular army and IRGC are integrated into a Corps of about 30,000 soldiers, with integrated helicopter lift and air assault capabilities. These airborne and special forces troops are said to train together at Shiraz. Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ruhollah Khomeini, Abolhassan Banisadr, Ali Shamkhani, Mostafa Chamran Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Basij militia 900 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 470 aircraft 750 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 5,000 tanks 4...
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), often shortened to Revolutionary Guards, or called by its Persian name Sepah or Pasdaran, is a military organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
For other uses, see Shiraz (disambiguation). ...
See also The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: ) include the IRIA (Persian: ) , the IRGC (Persian: ) , and the Police Force[1] (Persian: ). These forces total about 545,000 active personnel. ...
The following article details the Order of Battle of the Iranian Army. ...
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Irans military industry has taken great strides in the past 25 years, and now manufactures many types of sophisticated arms and equipment. ...
Introduction From 1925 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran used to be equipped with the very latest Western hardware. ...
// Introduction This article will only consider military equipment that has been used since 1925, and is no longer considered standard issue within the regular armed forces. ...
External links and References - ^ IISS, The Military Balance 2006, Routledge for the IISS, London, p.187. Janes' World Armies estimates 345,000. (http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/news/jwar/jwar060829_1_n.shtml)
- ^ http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/news/jwar/jwar060829_1_n.shtml
- ^ http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/news/jwar/jwar060829_1_n.shtml
- ^ The IISS estimates in the Military Balance 2006 that there are four Corps HQ, with no Army level HQs reported, four armoured divisions with some independent brigades, six infantry divisions with some independent brigades, six artillery groups, and aviation forces. IISS Military Balance 2006, p.187
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