Hassan Abshenasan ( fa, حسن آبشناسان) was one of the commanders of the

Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces ( fa, نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Niroo-ye Zamini-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran''), acronymed NEZAJA ( fa, نزاجا, NEZEJA) are the ground forc ...

who was killed in the

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Biography

Hassan Abshenasan was born in a religious family on 1936 in Nazi Abad district of

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. He spent his primary school in Tehran and graduated from high school in 1957. Then he entered military university and three years later graduated with

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. Hassan passed primary and advanced of military in

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province and spent special courses in

AJA University of Command and Staff AJA University of Command and Staff ( fa, دانشگاه فرماندهی و ستاد آجا; acronym: , DĀFOOS), formerly named War University ( fa, دانشگاه جنگ) is the staff college of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''), locat ...

, Tehran. Also, he received commando training in

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and

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and ranger training in

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. Abshenasan was skilled in

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, and

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In Iran-Iraq war

Hassan Abshenasan had different roles during Iran-Iraq war, including: * Commander of Hamzeh Seyes ol-Shohada residence * Commander of

23rd Special Forces Division 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade ( fa, تیپ ۶۵ نیروهای ویژه هوابرد), or the ''NOHED'' Brigade (), is an airborne, special forces unit of the Iranian Army established in 1959. The unit's first operation was during the Dhof ...

* Commander of residence of northwest of Iran * Teacher of guerrilla warfare education * Teacher of

Sepah The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

forces who were based in Sa'd-Abad * Forming Komeil residence in Iraq * Combining of forces of

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and Sepah * Designing

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and Implementation it

Death

On 30 September 1985, he was killed in Sarsul Kelashin area in the north of

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. He was Commander of Airborne Special Forces at that time. People of Dasht-e Abbas called him ''lion of wilderness''.

In popular culture

Book

Old Guerilla book is biography of Hassan Abshenasan for young readers to know his life. The book was written by Mozhgan Hazratian Fumm and published by Soureh Sabz Publishing Institute. Author asserted that: "courage, persistence and religious confidence were Abshenasan's outstanding personal traits."

Film

Documentary film about Hassan Abshenasan's life is producing by Masoud Imami. The film have several interview with his family and his friend during Iran-Iraq war. For showing different angles of his life especially for remaking the scene of fighting in Iran-Iraq war, use computerized simulation.

''Lion of Wilderness''

The lion of wilderness was authored by Alireza Por Bozorg that is biography of Abshenasan.

''The Secret Half-moon''

The secret Half-moon is Abshenasan's wife narration about Hassan that authored by Marjan Fouladvan.

''Men of plain of light''

Men of plain of light is collection of memories of the commanders of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army that authored by Abolfazl Norani.

''Brighter than blue''

Brighter than blue was authored by Farzam Shirzadi. This book is written in 11 chapters and 160 pages.

Expressway

Abshenasan Expressway known as Expressway in northern

. It is named after Hassan Abshenasan, former commander of the 23rd Commando Division who was killed during

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...

References

External links

Hassan Abshenasan photos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abshenasan, Hassan Iranian military personnel killed in the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Republic of Iran Army colonels 1936 births 1985 deaths