Hassan Abshenasan
| Hassan Abshenasan حسن آبشناسان |
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| Born |
9 May 1936 Tehran, Iran |
| Died |
30 September 1985 Sarsul Kelashin, Iraq |
| Allegiance |
 Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War' † |
Major general Hassan Abshenasan (Persian: حسن آبشناسان) was one of the commanders of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army who was killed in the Iran–Iraq war.
Hassan Abshenasan was born in a religious family on 1936 in Nazi Abad district of Tehran. He spent his primary school in Tehran and graduated from high school in 1957. Then he entered military university and three years later graduated with Second Lieutenant. Hassan passed primary and advanced of military in Shiraz province and spent special courses in AJA University of Command and Staff, Tehran. Also, he received commando training in Iran and parachute and ranger training in Scotland. Abshenasan was skilled in athletics, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, swimming, horse riding, and judo.
Hassan Abshenasan had different roles during Iran-Iraq war, including:
On 30 September 1985, he was killed in Sarsul Kelashin area in the north of Iraq. He was Commander of Airborne Special Forces at that time. People of Dasht-e Abbas called him lion of wilderness.
Old Guerilla book is biography of Hassan Abshenasan for young readers to know his life. The book was written by Mozhgan Hazratian Fumm and published by Soureh Sabz Publishing Institute. Author asserted that: "courage, persistence and religious confidence were Abshenasan’s outstanding personal traits."
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