Operation Dawn 3

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Operation Dawn 3

Date	July 30, 1983-August 9, 1983
Location
Result	Iraqi victory; Iranians driven back.
Territorial changes	Iraq captures Mehran

Belligerents

Iraq

Iran

Strength

80,000

150,000

Casualties and losses

Minimal

Heavy

v • d • e

Iran-Iraq War

Kaman 99 - Abadan - Morvarid - Dezful - Undeniable Victory - Khorramshahr - Samen-ol-A'emeh - Jerusalem Way - Jerusalem - Ramadan - Before the Dawn - Dawn 1 - Dawn 2 - Dawn 3 - Dawn 4 - Dawn V - Dawn 6 - Marshes - Kheibar - Badr - Cities - 1st Al Faw - Dawn 8 - Karbala 4 - Karbala-5 - Karbala-6 - Karbala Ten - Nasr 4 - Halabja - Zafar 7 - 2nd Al Faw - Mersad

Related U.S. operations

Earnest Will - Prime Chance - Eager Glacier - Nimble Archer - Praying Mantis

Operation Dawn 3 or Operation Valfajr-3 was Iran's worst defeat out of all the Dawn operations. 150,000 Iranian troops participated in this attack but withering Iraqi firepower in support of deeply entrenched troops slaughtered the advancing Iranians. The Iraqis struck back by emerging from their trenches to counter attack into Iran and capture Mehran. Although the Iranian troops were very motivated, they were too poorly trained and equipped to win this battle. For Iran this was a disaster.