His first considerable command was in Darkhovin region close to
Abadan–
Ahvaz road, known as "The Lion Frontier". In the battle, the Iranian troops resisted Saddam's army for 9 months. He became the commander of Darkhovin front. Kharrazi served actively in freeing
Bostan afterwards. Following
Operation Tarigh ol-Qods, Imam Hussein Brigade was established which soon was reorganized to a division with Kharrazi being appointed as the Major General. His troops participated in the operations
Fath-ol-Mobeen and
Beit ol-Moqaddas (which
liberated Khorramshahr). In the later operation, his division was among the first which passed
Karun river and reached
Ahvaz–
Khorramshahr road. As a commander he was also involved in other operations like
Ramadan,
Before the Dawn,
Dawn 4; and
Khaibar during which he lost an arm. He often reconnoitered combatant's territories himself. In
Operation Dawn 8, his troops managed to defeat Saddam's Republican Guard and had victories in
Al-Faw Peninsula and around "Salt Factory". During
Operation Karbala-5, Kharrazi's division was the spearhead and succeeded to pass arched embankments of the combatant army. He was incredibly popular among Iranian fighters. "Karbala-5" was his last operation. Under the heavy artillery bombardment of Saddam's forces, food supplies became critical. He took the direct responsibility of providing food. Kharrazi was a staunch adherent of
Islam and the ideals of the
Islamic revolution of Iran. However, senior commanders criticized him for taking towns in excess of their requests and on his own initiative. Kharrazi believed that the Iran–Iraq War could have been over in a week, had he not been held back by the Iranian command. He was killed in action by shrapnel from a mortar bomb during battle in
Operation Karbala-5 in 1987. ==See also==