Hooshang Samadi

Hooshang Samadi
Hooshang Samadi
	Samadi in "Cypresses Die While Standing" concert.
Birth name	Hooshang Samadi Kalkhurani
Born	26 January 1940 (age 85); Kalkhuran Sheykh, Ardabil, Imperial State of Iran
Allegiance	Imperial State of Iran; (1958–1979); Islamic Republic of Iran; (1979–1985)
Service / branch	Navy (1975–1985); Ground Force (1958–1975)
Years of service	1958–1985
Rank	Captain
Commands	1st Takavar Marine Battalion
Battles / wars	Joint Operation Arvand; Second Iraqi–Kurdish War; 1979 Khuzestan insurgency; Iran–Iraq War (WIA) First Battle of Khorramshahr; Operation Pearl; Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh; Second Battle of Khorramshahr; ;

Hooshang Samadi Kalkhurani (Persian: هوشنگ صمدی کلخوران) is a retired Iranian military officer and war hero who served in the Iranian Navy during the Iran–Iraq War.^[2] Samadi was commander of the 1st Marine Battalion, a naval infantry special unit that played a key role in the First and Second Battle of Khorramshahr under his command.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Samadi, Hooshang (2017). "Kheshte Kham". Iranian Oral History Project (Interview) (in Persian). No. Episode 27. Interviewed by Hossein Dehbashi. TarikhOnline.{{cite interview}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Revolutionary Guards Deny Using Child Soldiers", IranWire, 14 September 2017, retrieved 31 October 2017
↑ Seyyed Ghasem Yahosseini (2015), The Rangers Of Navy in Khorramshahr (in Persian), Soore Mehr, ISBN 978-6000300326{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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