3rd Marine Brigade (Iran)

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3rd Marine Brigade
تیپ سوم تفنگداران دریایی
Country Iran
AllegianceSupreme Leader of Iran
Branch Navy
TypeTakavar marines
RoleSpecial operations
SizeBrigade
Part of Artesh
Garrison/HQKonarak, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Commander Seyyed Hossein Molayi [1]

3rd Marine Hamza Sayyid-ush-Shuhda Brigade (Persian: تیپ سوم تفنگداران دریایی حمزه سیدالشهداء) is a marines brigade of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy based in Konarak, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The unit operates in Gulf of Oman.[2]

Establishment

3rd Marine brigade of Iranian Navy was established by Commander Seyyed Hossein Molayi. Commander Molayi was killed in action when he was locating practice field for the newly established Brigade in South East of Iran on September 12, 2011. He was trapped within an ambush and killed by the mobs.[3]

References

  1. ^ "دستور ویژه دریادار سیاری به فرمانده تیپ تفنگداران منطقه سوم دریایی". Defa Press. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "سرلشکر صالحی از منطقه سوم دریایی ارتش بازدید کرد". Mizan. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "در منطقه جنوب شرق کشور؛ فرمانده تیپ سوم تفنگداران نداجا در درگیری با اشرار به شهادت رسید". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-01.