Hassan Abshenasan

Hassan Abshenasan was an Iranian military officer who commanded the 23rd Commando Division during the Iran-Iraq War and was killed in action in the conflict.

Biography Hassan Abshenasan was born to a religious family in 1936 in the Nazi Abad district of Tehran. He spent his primary school in Tehran and graduated from high school in 1957. Then he entered the military university and three years later graduated with Second Lieutenant. Hassan passed the primary and advanced 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.

In Iran-Iraq war Hassan Abshenasan had different roles during Iran-Iraq war, including:

Film

A documentary film about Hassan Abshenasan's life is being produced by Masoud Imami. The film has several interviews with his family and his friend during the Iran-Iraq War. For showing different angles of his life, especially for remaking the scene of fighting in the Iran-Iraq war, use computerized simulation.

Lion of Wilderness The lion of wilderness was authored by Alireza Por Bozorg that is biography of Abshenasan.

The Secret Half-moon The secret Half-moon is Abshenasan's wife's narration about Hassan, that authored by Marjan Fouladvan.

Expressway Abshenasan Expressway known as Expressway in northern Tehran. It is named after Hassan Abshenasan, former commander of the 23rd Commando Division, who was killed during the Iran–Iraq War.