Английская Википедия:Gholamali Bayandor

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Expand Persian Шаблон:Infobox military person Gholamali Bayandor (Шаблон:Lang-fa; December 13, 1898 – August 25, 1941) was an Iranian naval officer and the Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy from 1931 to August 25, 1941, and was killed during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. He was born in Tehran[1] to ancestors from Bayandur tribe.[2]

He personally led the men defending Iranian coasts at Khorramshahr and was killed in action, dying a described "gallant death".[3] Commodore Cosmo Graham who served as the Royal Navy's Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf wrote that "his death was regretted by all who knew him. He was intelligent, able, and faithful to Persia."[4]

Legacy

Iranian corvette Bayandor, which was commissioned into service in 1964 and is still active, is named after him.

References

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