Imperial Iranian Ground Force
From Roach Busters
The Imperial Iranian Ground Force is the branch of the Imperial Iranian Army concerned with land-based military operations. It is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated army forces in the Middle East. It is a largely mechanized and armored force of about 380,000 troops, organized in 4 corps, with headquarters in Tehran area, in Shiraz in the south, in Kermanshah near the Iraq border, and at Chah Bahar at the eastern end of the Persian Gulf. Major ground formations include 4 armored divisions (each with six tank battalions and five mechanized infantry battalions), 3 infantry divisions, 2 Imperial Guard divisions, 5 independent brigades (1 armored, 1 infantry, 2 airborne, and 1 special forces), and the Army Aviation Command.
4 armored divisions
2 Imperial Guard divisions
4 infantry divisions
2 airborne brigades
1 special forces brigade
1 armored brigade
1 infantry brigade
5 artillery groups
1 air defense group
4 missile battalions
Major units
- 16th Armored Division (Ghazvin)
- 18th Armored Division (Tehran)
- 81st Armored Division (Kermanshah)
- 88th Armored Division (Sistan)
- 92th Armored Division (Khuzestan)
- 1st Imperial Guard Division (E. Azarbaijan)
- 2nd Imperial Guard Division (E. Azarbaijan)
- 28th Infantry Division (Kurdistan)
- 30th Infantry Division (Golestan)
- 40th Infantry Division (Hamedan)
- 64th Infantry Division (Rezaieh)
- 77th Infantry Division (Khorasan)
- 84th Infantry Brigade (Khoramabad)
- 55th Airborne Brigade (Shiraz)
- 56th Airborne Brigade (Tehran)
- 23rd Special Forces Brigade (Nohed)
- 37th Armored Brigade (Shiraz)
- 11th Artillery Group (E. Azerbaijan)
- 22th Artillery Group (Kerman)
- 33rd Artillery Group (Tehran)
- 44th Artillery Group (Khorramabad)
- 55th Artillery Group (Qazvin)
- 99th Air Defense Group (Ahvaz)
- 4 Hawk Missile Battalions
- Army Aviation Command
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