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Three Iranian armored regiments advanced towards Iraqi forces who had invaded Iranian territory between the towns of Ahvaz and Susangerd. The Iraqi forces were alerted to this movement and feigned a withdrawal. The Iraqis formed three armored brigades into a three-sided box ambush. The Iranians blundered into the ambush and the two tank forces battled for four days in a sea of mud. The Iranians withdrew, leaving many tanks stuck in the mud, or, because of logistical misplanning, out of fuel and ammunition. The condition of the terrain prevented a clean break from the battle and did not allow the Iraqi forces to pursue what was left of the Iranians en force.

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  • Battle of Dezful
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  • Three Iranian armored regiments advanced towards Iraqi forces who had invaded Iranian territory between the towns of Ahvaz and Susangerd. The Iraqi forces were alerted to this movement and feigned a withdrawal. The Iraqis formed three armored brigades into a three-sided box ambush. The Iranians blundered into the ambush and the two tank forces battled for four days in a sea of mud. The Iranians withdrew, leaving many tanks stuck in the mud, or, because of logistical misplanning, out of fuel and ammunition. The condition of the terrain prevented a clean break from the battle and did not allow the Iraqi forces to pursue what was left of the Iranians en force.
Strength
  • Three armored regiments From the 10th armored brigade
  • Three armored brigades from the 16th Armored Division
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Casus
  • Iraqi invasion of Iran
Partof
Date
  • --01-05
Commander
  • Abdolhassan Banisadr unknown local commander
  • unknown local commander
Casualties
  • 45(xsd:integer)
  • 50(xsd:integer)
  • 88(xsd:integer)
  • 100(xsd:integer)
  • 141(xsd:integer)
  • 214(xsd:integer)
  • light casualties
  • some self-propelled artillery destroyed
Result
  • Decisive Iraqi victory, Iraq fails to counterattack
Notes
Place
  • Dezful, southwest Iran
Conflict
  • Battle of Dezful
abstract
  • Three Iranian armored regiments advanced towards Iraqi forces who had invaded Iranian territory between the towns of Ahvaz and Susangerd. The Iraqi forces were alerted to this movement and feigned a withdrawal. The Iraqis formed three armored brigades into a three-sided box ambush. The Iranians blundered into the ambush and the two tank forces battled for four days in a sea of mud. The Iranians withdrew, leaving many tanks stuck in the mud, or, because of logistical misplanning, out of fuel and ammunition. The condition of the terrain prevented a clean break from the battle and did not allow the Iraqi forces to pursue what was left of the Iranians en force.
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