The Persia and Iraq Command was a command of the British Army established during the Second World War in September 1942 in Baghdad. Its primary role was...
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Henry Maitland Wilson (redirect from Henry Maitland, 1st Baron Wilson of Libya and of Stowlangtoft Wilson)
Syria and Palestine in October 1941, GOC Persia and Iraq Command in August 1942 and GOC Middle East Command in February 1943. He was Supreme Allied Commander...
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safeguard the oilfields. Iran and Iraq were transferred out of the Middle East Command into a separate Persia and Iraq Command in August 1942. In the Western...
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Tenth Army (United Kingdom) (category Military units and formations established in 1942)
It was created in Iraq and formed from the major part of "Paiforce" (Persia and Iraq Force). It was active between 1942 and 1943, and was then disbanded...
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Iraq Command was the Royal Air Force (RAF) commanded inter-service command in charge of British forces in Iraq in the 1920s and early 1930s, during the...
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Iraq Command (known as Persia and Iraq Force (Paiforce from 1 September) was also used to attack Persia during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia, which...
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GHQ India (redirect from British India Command)
finally relinquished responsibility for Persia and Iraq in August 1942 when a separate Persia and Iraq Command was created. After the dissolution of ABDACOM...
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Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran (redirect from Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia)
13 August 1946. pp. 4093–4101. BBC WW2 People's War – Persia Invaded Persia and Iraq Command Strange Menagerie: the US in Iran 1941–1946 Pink Elephants...
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Netherlands East Indies Command (c.1946-1947) Northern Command HQ Northern Ireland Persia and Iraq Command Scottish Command South Eastern Command (1941–1944) Southern...
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Edward Quinan (category People of the Anglo-Iraqi War)
one. He became GOC 10th Army in Persia and Iraq Command. As the Luftwaffe had used bases in Syria to support the Iraqis, an operation was planned to invade...
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Mohindar Singh Chopra (section Anglo-Iraqi War)
Raj at the time hence he administrated and sent communications from Iraq to India under the Persia and Iraq Command (PAI Force). This phase was short, since...
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XXI Corps (India) (category Military units and formations established in 1990)
forces in Persia and Iraq to create Persia and Iraq Command in order to prevent a German invasion of the Caucasus. The invasion never occurred and the corps...
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before transferring to command the 7th Armoured Brigade in 1941. As part of the Persia and Iraq Command, Brigadier Anstice commanded the Brigade in Egypt...
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Guards and General Officer Commanding London District. He was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Persia and Iraq Command in 1944, and awarded...
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Iraqforce (category Iraq in World War II)
formed within Iraq Command during this effort. On 1 September, after Persia (modern Iran) was secured, Iraq Command was renamed "Persia and Iraq Force" or...
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Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet (category Nobility from Argyll and Bute)
to the Middle East as part of the Persia and Iraq Command. He was "allotted a platoon of Seaforth Highlanders and instructed to kidnap" General Fazlollah...
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Sasanian Empire between 632 and 654. This event led to the decline of Zoroastrianism, which had been the official religion of Persia (or Iran) since the time...
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assumed the role of Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon, and then became commander-in-chief of the Persia and Iraq theatres in 1943. Finally, he was chief of staff...
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2 Medium Regiment (India) (category Military units and formations established in 1940)
and 4th Indian Field Batteries. It was subsequently redesignated as the 2 Indian Field Regiment. During its deployment in the Persia and Iraq Command...
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2nd Infantry Division (India) (category Military units and formations established in 1942)
purposes in order to control Line of Communications and Sub-area formations within Persia and Iraq Command. It was formed by the re designation of the 30th...
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First Battle of El Alamein (category Battles and operations of World War II involving India)
Eighth Army command and General Sir Harold Alexander as C-in-C Middle East Command. Persia and Iraq were to be split from Middle East Command as a separate...
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Eastern Approaches (category Case of the Anti-Soviet "Bloc of Rightists and Trotskyites")
General Wilson, the new head of Persia and Iraq Command, wanted his advice about starting something like the SAS in Persia, should that country fall to the...
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date (or planned start date). 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 Europe Mediterranean and Middle East Pacific America Politics portal Current events portal Lists of...
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East Africa Command Far East Command British Indian Army Malaya Command Middle East Command Persia and Iraq Command West Africa Command Pacific Fleet...
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III Corps (United Kingdom) (category Military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II)
within Western Command, the corps was used for deception purposes. It eventually ended up being transferred to Persia and Iraq Command as part of the...
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Sherwood Foresters (redirect from The Sherwood Foresters (The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment))
14th Foresters went to join the 7th Armoured Brigade refitting in Persia and Iraq Command. In the summer of 1943, the battalion returned to North Africa...
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Forces in Iraq, the former RAF Iraq Command. AHQ Iraq was renamed AHQ Iraq and Persia on 1 January 1943. AHQ Iraq and Persia was a sub-command of Middle...
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United Kingdom in late August 1942. The division was sent to Persia and Iraq Command and the battalion later fought in the final battle in the Tunisia...
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Petersburg Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature Academy of Persian Language and Literature Magus South Persia Rifles Cultural Heritage Organization...
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Claude Auchinleck (category Pakistan Command and Staff College alumni)
the blame on Auchinleck and to relieve him. Churchill offered Auchinleck command of the newly created Persia and Iraq Command (this having been separated...
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