77th "Pirooz-e Samen-ol-A'emeh" Infantry Division of Khorasan (Persian: لشکر پیاده ۷۷ پیروز ثامنالائمه خراسان) is an infantry division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province.[2] It was formerly being called 77th Infantry Division of Khorasan and was renamed to "The Victor of Samen-ol-A'emeh" (پیروز ثامنالائمه Pirooz-e Samen-ol-A'emeh) later after the successful Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh during Iran–Iraq War, which was led by this division.
It was active during the Imperial Iranian regime during the 1970s.[3] During the Iran–Iraq War the division fought in the Operation Fath ol-Mobin (March 1982),[4] Operation Ramadan (July 1982),[5] Operation Badr (March 1985),[4] and Operation Karbala-6 in early 1987. One of the most famous episodes of the unit, came on May 9, 1982, when 6000 troops of this division were transported from Mashhad to Khuzestan in a single night. This was possible as a result of using the Boeing 747 Iran possessed as a military transport aircraft, setting a new world record in the air transport history. [6]
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