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Operation Eagle Claw

Operation Eagle Claw (Persian: عملیات پنجه عقاب) was a failed United States Department of Defense attempt to rescue 52 embassy staff held captive by Revolutionary Iran on 24 April 1980. It was ordered by U.S. president Jimmy Carter after the staff were seized at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran. The operation, one of Delta Force's first…

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Casualties
8 US servicemen killed & 4 injured 1 Iranian civilian (alleged by Iranian Army) killed
Commanded by
Jimmy Carter · James B. Vaught · James H. Kyle · Edward R. Seiffert · Charles Alvin Beckwith
Date
24–25 April 1980
Executed by
Delta Force · US Army Rangers 1st Ranger Battalion C Company · 1st Ranger Battalion C Company · C Company · United States Army Special Forces Detachment A
Objective
rescue of US hostages
Outcome
Mission failed 1 helicopter and 1 transport aircraft destroyed 6 helicopters abandoned/captured

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Motivation for military intervention

Planning and preparation

The mission

Collision and fire

Aftermath

Units involved in the operation

Commemoration

Second rescue plan

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Operation Eagle Claw

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Operation Eagle Claw

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related to Motivation for military intervention · 36
Operation Eagle Claw → American, April, April Carter, Brzezinski, Carter, Cyrus Vance, During, Facing, Florida, Friday, He, Imam's Line, In Iran, Iran, Iranian, Iranian Revolution, Jimmy Carter, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Muslim Student Followers, National Security Advisor Zbigniew
related to External links · 14
Operation Eagle Claw → Archive, Cogan, Desert One, DoD, Eagle Claw, Holloway Report, Its Disorders, May, Military History, Pictorial, The, The Atlantic, The Desert One Debacle, The Journal
Executed by · 10
Operation Eagle Claw → 1st Ranger Battalion C Company, Brand X (24th Special Tactics Squadron), C Company, Delta Force, Special Activities Division, United States Air Force, United States Army Special Forces Detachment A, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, US Army Rangers 1st Ranger Battalion C Company
Commanded by · 6
Operation Eagle Claw → Charles Alvin Beckwith, Edward R. Seiffert, Howard Hart, James B. Vaught, James H. Kyle, Jimmy Carter
related to United States · 3
Operation Eagle Claw → Arlington National Cemetery, Operation Eagle Claw Memorial, The
Casualties · 1
Operation Eagle Claw → 8 US servicemen killed & 4 injured 1 Iranian civilian (alleged by Iranian Army) killed
Date · 1
Operation Eagle Claw → 24–25 April 1980
Location · 1
Operation Eagle Claw → Near Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser…
Objective · 1
Operation Eagle Claw → rescue of US hostages
Outcome · 1
Operation Eagle Claw → Mission failed 1 helicopter and 1 transport aircraft destroyed 6 helicopters abandoned/captured

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desert one helicopters us iran aircraft operation would mission rescue iranian tehran force two carter hostages air team 1980 united

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Operation Eagle ClawCasualties8 US servicemen killed & 4 injured 1 Iranian civilian (alleged by Iranian Army) killed1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawCommanded byJimmy Carter1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawCommanded byJames B. Vaught1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawCommanded byJames H. Kyle1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawCommanded byEdward R. Seiffert1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawCommanded byCharles Alvin Beckwith1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawCommanded byHoward Hart1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawDate24–25 April 19801.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byDelta Force1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byUS Army Rangers 1st Ranger Battalion C Company1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted by1st Ranger Battalion C Company1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byC Company1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byUnited States Army Special Forces Detachment A1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byBrand X (24th Special Tactics Squadron)1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted bySpecial Activities Division1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byUnited States Air Force1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byUnited States Marine Corps1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawExecuted byUnited States Navy1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawLocationNear Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser…1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawObjectiverescue of US hostages1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawOutcomeMission failed 1 helicopter and 1 transport aircraft destroyed 6 helicopters abandoned/captured1.00infobox
Operation Eagle ClawTargetEmbassy of the United States, Tehran1.00infobox

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