16th Armoured Division (Iran)

16th Armoured Division of Qazvin
لشکر 16 زرهی قزوین
Country Iran
BranchGround Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
TypeArmored
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQQazvin, Qazvin province
TanksChieftain
EngagementsIran–Iraq War
Commanders
Current
commander		Hossein Mohammad Shafiei[1]
Notable
commanders		Siroos Lotfi
Abdolreza Shahri

The 16th Armoured Division of Qazvin is an armoured division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, first formed during the reign of the Shah.[2]

References

  1. ^ The new commander of the 16th Armored Division of Qazvin was introduced mehrnews.com
  2. ^ Peeters, Sander. "I Persian Gulf War: Iraqi Invasion of Iran, September 1980 - www.acig.org". Retrieved 18 June 2016.


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