(Division listing by Ty Bomba. From the Orders of Battle website. Used with permission.)
(Unit Strengths from the RDF Source Book by Frank Frey)
Note: The locations in parentheses are the last known locations of the units before contact was lost.
|
Unit |
HQ Location |
Approximate Strength |
|---|---|---|
Northern Operations Sector |
Rey |
|
|
28th Mechanized Infantry Division (Destroyed) |
(Tehran) |
|
|
12th Infantry Division |
Fasa/Jahrom |
3000 men, 10 Scorpions |
|
40th Infantry Brigade (Destroyed) |
(Esfahan) |
|
|
25th Commando Brigade (Destroyed) |
(Esfahan) |
|
|
11th Artillery Division (Destroyed) |
(Tehran) |
|
Western Operations Sector |
Kermanshah |
|
|
3rd Armored Division |
Shiraz |
3000 men, 10 Chieftain Mk. V, 4 Challengers |
|
92nd Armored Division (Destroyed) |
(Mahabad) |
|
|
84th Mechanized Infantry Division (Destroyed) |
(Mahabad) |
|
|
23rd Commando Division (Destroyed) |
(Tabriz) |
|
|
35th Commando Brigade (Destroyed) |
(Tabriz) |
|
|
58th Commando Brigade (Destroyed) |
(Zanjan) |
|
|
22nd Artillery Division |
Shiraz |
300 men, 1 Towed Artillery |
|
23rd Artillery Division (Destroyed) |
(Mahabad) |
|
|
44th Artillery Division (Destroyed) |
(Bahktaran) |
|
|
55th Artillery Division (Destroyed) |
(Bahktaran) |
|
|
411th Engineer Division (Destroyed) |
(Bahktaran) |
|
Southern Operations Sector |
Dezful |
|
|
81st Armored Division |
Dezful |
200 men |
|
45th Commando Brigade |
Dezful |
100 men |
Eastern Operations Sector |
Birjand |
|
|
88th Armored Division |
Birjand |
100 men |
|
30th Infantry Division |
South of Birjand |
100 men |
|
77th Infantry Division (Destroyed) |
(Bojnurd) |
|
Airmobile Forces Group |
|
|
|
Aviation Brigade |
Shiraz |
400 men, 2 AH-1T's, 6 UH-60's |
|
16th Airborne Division |
Bandar-e Lengeh |
2000 men |
