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| Tharallah Division | |
|---|---|
| لشکر 41 ثارالله | |
| Country |  Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Branch | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname | "Tharallah" (ثارالله) |
| Engagements | Iran–Iraq War |
| Commanders | |
| Commander in Chief | Governor-GeneralMohammad-Mahdi Fadakar |
| Notable commanders | Qasem Soleimani |
The41st Tharallah Division (also spelledSarallah) (Persian:لشکر 41 ثارالله) was adivision of theIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from 1980 until it was merged into the Sarallah Corps of Kerman Province in 2008.
In 1980, abattalion was established consisting of forces fromSistan and Baluchestan province,Hormozgan province andKerman province to fight in theIran–Iraq War. In 1981, it was expanded and organized as the41st Tharallah Brigade (Persian:تیپ 41 ثارالله). It was further expanded to comprise 4 battalions by 1982, and 6 battalions later in that year. It was eventually expanded to adivision on 7 February 1983, with three infantrybrigades and one armoredbattalion. In 1984, another brigade and one independent anti-armor battalion joined the division. The Anti-Armor Independent Battalion was expanded to the Anti-Armor Brigade a year later.
The unit participated in various operations duringIran–Iraq War, namelyOperation Meymak (Ammar 3), Operation Nasr 4,Operation Omm-ol-Hasanayn,Operation Dawn 10,Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas 7,Operation Bazi-Deraz 2,Operation Karbala-5,Operation Karbala-10,Operation Karbala-4,Operation Karbala-1,Operation Dawn 8,Operation Badr,Operation Kheibar,Operation Dawn 4,Operation Dawn 3,Operation Dawn 1,Operation Ramazan,Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas,Operation Fath-ol-Mobin,Operation Tariq-ol-Qods.
Throughout the Iran-Iraq war, the commander of the unit wasQasem Soleimani.[1]
On 22 February 2003 an IRGC aircraft crashed nearKerman, killing all 302 people on board, all of whom were personnel of the 41st Division.[2]
The division was merged with theBasij of Kerman Province to form theSarallah Corps of Kerman Province during the rearrangement of the IRGC units in 2008. In 2009,Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hejazi was commander who oversaw the suppression of the civil unrest in the2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[3]
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