Iran Iraq war footage from 'Story of a War'

[AceoFBase]

I've just ripped a documentary called 'Story of a War' and thought some of the footage might appeal to the rest of you.

The picture quality of the tape isn't great but the footage is pretty good.

Story of a War - Iran Iraq War 01.wmv









PM for torrent and I'll send you a link when I seed it later today.

[Dervish]

Its surprising Baghdad was captured by the US in a few days.
If the Iraqi army really defended Bagdad, it would look something like this.

Nice video.

[firepower]

Thankyou for sharing.

[Ruledbyjames]

Thanks for the video!!

[Teaser]

I've just ripped a documentary called 'Story of a War' and thought some of the footage might appeal to the rest of you.

The picture quality of the tape isn't great but the footage is pretty good.

Story of a War - Iran Iraq War 01.wmv









PM for torrent and I'll send you a link when I seed it later today.

The footage was amazing. Great Video!

[rhino]

Its surprising Baghdad was captured by the US in a few days.
If the Iraqi army really defended Bagdad, it would look something like this.

Nice video.

nice clip, and for the iraqui army to fight like this they would have to totally destroy the US air superiority, they fought like this because the armour was there to give them the extra punch, and there was no gunships wrecking hell among the attackers

[firepower]

Please post more videos if you find some.That was the best footage I have seen from that war.Thankyou again.

[F-14A]

Hi "AceoFBase"

Thanks for posting this video clip. I would be very interested to see more of this old documentary, filmed from invading Iraqi Army side point view.
Anymore clips from same documentary or link to torrent would be great.

BTW, for those who might be interested in Historical aspect, to set the location and events shown in video clip, are Iraqi Army Units involved in Battle to capture Iranian Port City of Khorramshahr, located in oil rich southern province of Iran during Saddam invasion around Sep\Oct 1980.

Original Iraqi plan was for one Battalion (the 8th) from Iraqi Army 33rd Special Forces Bde to attack and quickly enter Khorramshahr on 1st day of war. The second Battalion from same unit was to follow in Reserve and complete the fall of city.

Needless to say to original attack meet heavy resistance on border, attack and counter attacks saw Iraqi army spend 10 days just reach outskirts of City. Even then neither the Iranian soldiers or local people and those mobilising from all over Iran and moving to region in anyway they could were giving up. Hence the battle would expand and intensify into heavy urban fighting for streets, buildings, that would last for 34 days !

The intense fighting in "Khorramshahr" (Called "Mohamareh" by invading Saddam Iraqi Army) was to entangle more than what Iraqi war planners had expected and as result unit after unit of Armour, infantry and then special Forces and commando's had to be detached from various parent units and transferred south for fighting to force the city capture.

The video clip I expect shows the Iraqi Special Forces Bde troops during the bitter street fighting.

* Iran-Iraq War started 22nd Sept 1980
* Iranian Port City of Khorramshahr captured after 34 days of fighting
* Abbreviations: Bn = Battalion, Bde = Brigade, Div = Division, Arm = Armoured, Mech = Mechanized, Inf = Infantry


Iraqi Army Units Involved in Battle for Khorramshahr Sep\Oct 1980

- Iraqi Army 3rd Arm Div (35th Arm Bde + 43rd Arm Bde + 14th Mech Bde)
- Iraqi Army 33rd Special Forces Bde (in particular the 8th and 9th Bn )
- Iraqi Army 31st Special Forces Bde (in particular the 2nd and 3rd Bn)
- Iraqi Army Al-Hassan Tank Bn detached from 26th Arm Bde from 5th Mech Div. (attached to 33rd SF Bde)
- Iraqi Army 3rd Mech Bn detached from 15th Bde from 5th Mech Div (main body of 5th Mech Div attacking towards Ahwaz on flank of 3rd Arm Div)
- Iraqi Army 1st Bn detached from 49th Bde
- Iraqi Army 4th Commando Bn detached from 2nd Inf Div
- Iraqi Army 2nd and 3rd Bn's detached from 2nd Inf Bde, from 2nd Inf Div
- Iraqi Army 1st Bn detached from 429 Inf Bde
- Iraqi Army Jeish-Al-Shabi Forces (2x Bn of Paramilitary)
- Iraqi Army 1st Bn detached from 23rd Bde
- Iraqi Army 3rd Special Force Bn detached from Republican Guard Bde


Iranian Units Involved in Battle for Khorramshahr Sep\Oct 1980
- Remnants of two Iranian Army Battalions (232nd Arm and 165th Mech) from 1st Bde, 92nd Arm Div who withdrew into city.
- Iranian Army 151st Fort battalion guarding Khorramshahr city itself.-
- One Iranian Navy Commando Battalion at 3td Naval base inside city.
- Detachments from Iranian officer staff collage flown to region
- Police, Gendarmes,
- IRGC, Basij, and volunteers flocking to city from all over county to help with defence

Fighting raging around Customs Warehouse section of the Port (as seen from Iranian side)


Patrols, fighting on rooftops, breaking up a Mech assault on city ......

[dogboon]

Did you see that one room filled with snipers? Holy hell.

Good god, it looks like it must of been terrible to be there.

Thanks for sharing the footage.

[AceoFBase]

Hi "AceoFBase"

Thanks for posting this video clip. I would be very interested to see more of this old documentary, filmed from invading Iraqi Army side point view.
Anymore clips from same documentary or link to torrent would be great.

I'll PM you with the torrent link and I'll try to post some more clips later today.

I have to warn you though, this documentary is biased towards the Iraqi side, viewing Iran as the aggressor, whereas the other documentary I posted last month showed Iraq as the aggressor.

I think this was made back in 1989 when Saddam was still an ally so I guess that's why the took his side. They didn't even mention the chemical weapons attacks.

Here's the link to my earlier thread on the 'Wars in Peace' documentary:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...ad.php?t=60962

[AceoFBase]

Here's another clip from the same documentary:

Story of a War - Iran Iraq 02.wmv

[Apathy]

Awesome videos. <3 MI-24

[Snoshi]

Awesome videos thanks!

[F-14A]

I have to warn you though, this documentary is biased towards the Iraqi side, viewing Iran as the aggressor, whereas the other documentary I posted last month showed Iraq as the aggressor.

I think this was made back in 1989 when Saddam was still an ally so I guess that's why the took his side. They didn't even mention the chemical weapons attacks

Hi "AceoFBase",

Indeed very good observation on strange commentary in this documentary. EXAMPLE In the clip the commentator is still using the original clip from early month invasion to say Iraqi Army smashed the March 1982 Iranian offensive (sorry but back on Planet Earth during same time Iran launched Operation "Fath-Al-Mobin" which resulted in famous 15,000 Iraqi POW, and destruction and capture of some 700 x MBT \ APC and capture of almost 200 Artillery pieces that threw Iraqi Army out of Dezful region)

Please note Iraqi troops upon entry into Khorramshahr painted in Arabic Slogans "We come to Stay Forever" on people houses ......... however we know what happened to Saddam dreams.

I hope one day I recover a video clip shown in west where only the Camera survived from TV crew and reporters that were accompanying Iraqi troops during visit to River crossing over Karun ....... back in 1980 the TV News reporter said the person and everyone in vicinity was KIA ...... you saw in clip F-4 passing by ........... then what was for sure CLUSTER BOMBS and Bomb lets exploding everywhere until film stopped .......

The Iraqi PMP bridge was taken out by Iranian Army Aviation AH-1 cobra and Iranian Air Force F-4 several times. However as it was a PMP type, you hit a section, as the entire bridge is made up of lots independent sections it can be easily replaced and repaired.

At time a force of one Iranian Arm Div, along with attachments from other units I region amounting to about one Arm Bde were all alone fighting across a 400 Km battle front where Iraqi Army Invaded using 3 x Arm Div, Plus 2 x Mech Div, plus various Ind SF, Arm, Inf Bde. So Iranian Army Aviation and Iranian Air Force had their hands full to put it mildly, but the pre 1979 US training of withstanding mass soviet era armour assaults worked with extra help of volunteers to stop Iraqi Army.

Below in return a short clip from other sides point view.



Your Download-Link http://rapidshare.de/files/8647341/uvs051121-001-1.WMV.html
File Type: WMV
File Size: Approx 10.2 Meg
Video Resolution: 320 x 240
Duration: 3 min and 46 seconds
NOTES

- Sometime in Oct 1980, inside Iranian Port City of Khorramshahr, with city defenders, a mix of Army, Navy, Gendarme, IRGC, Volunteers who defending the city against Iraqi Army trying very hard to break into city.

- This clip is taken "Masjed-Jameh" (Jameh mosque) and you see exchange fire near this site which was used as one RESISTANCE points for defenders of city (Field Hospital, supply depot for Food, water, ammo)

- The city was to resist for 34 days under constant assault, in video you hear someone say shoot at rooftops were Iraqi snipers were firing from ...... also visible around corner in simple pickup trucks defenders moved across city to reinforce sections under attack

- In First 3 days of Fighting alone 480 x Iranian’s Civilians perished in city under onslaught of Iraqi Army whom attacked the City with large aircraft formation attacks (15), and mass Artillery fire to try discourage anyone from resisting.

- Believe it or not the border clashes and shelling from pre-war days from Iraq side was so intense for several days even if city was under Direct fire no one believed war had really started, just clashes getting worst.

- With first batch of Iraqi POW (a group of 20) that had been captured during first days counter attack along border in Shalamche, and during their interrogation at IR Army 151st Fort Battalion just situated outside Khorramshahr City, the detailed planning and forces involved for attack and targets were revealed to shock of all concerned ........ no one thought Iraq would be foolish to actually really invade and start stupid war !

[firepower]

Awesome videos guys.