Operation Eagle Claw

Quand

24 avr. 1980 – 25 avr. 1980

Type

Opération militaire

Morts

1

Coordonnées

33.07° N, 55.89° E

Description

1980 Delta Force failed operation for rescuing American hostages

Failed 1980 American military operation in Iran

Operation Eagle Claw 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, encountered many obstacles and failures and was subsequently aborted.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Die Operation Eagle Claw zur Beendigung der Geiselnahme von Teheran scheitert »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
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• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « неудачная операция вооружённых сил США по освобождению американских заложников в Иране »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source