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897:Forces in central Lebanon, mid- to late-June 1941
821:1st Metropolitan Artillery Regiment of the Levant
728:. In 1920, the French were given a mandate over
136:(commandos based in Cyprus for seaborne landings)
419:1st battery field artillery (4 75 mm guns)
1244:The Heart of the Army, General Staff 1919–2009
1083:L'Armée de la Victoire: Le réarmement, 1942–43
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260:(wounded 12 June and succeeded by Brigadier
764:I/Colonial Artillery Regiment of the Levant
548:
866:III/24th Mixed Colonial Infantry Regiment
788:Foreign Legion Levant Artillery Battalion
385:1st Free French Brigade (Colonel Cazaud)
946:II/24th Colonial Infantry Mixed Regiment
863:II/24th Mixed Colonial Infantry Regiment
399:2nd Free French Brigade (Colonel Genin)
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929:III/17th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment
824:III/17th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment
785:I/24th Mixed Colonial Infantry Regiment
435:Circassian troops with a French officer
1100:Long, Gavin (1953). "Chapters 16–26".
926:II/17th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment
879:2nd March (provisional) Spahi Regiment
835:II/17th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment
860:III/16th Tunisian Tirailleur Regiment
854:III/29th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
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761:III/22nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
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906:II/29th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
799:II/29th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
770:II/22nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
467:13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
323:Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion
270:(activated 18 June) – Major-General
1277:Middle East theatre of World War II
1081:Gaujac, Paul (1984). "Chapter II".
903:I/22nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
857:I/16th Tunisian Tirailleur Regiment
802:I/22nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
773:I/29th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment
632:British 4th Cavalry Brigade of the
382:– Major-General Paul Legentilhomme
986:Playfair (1956), pp. 204 & 206
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932:Alep Special Artillery Battalion
413:1st battalion of Naval Fusiliers
402:1st Battalion of Marine infantry
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943:I/6th African Chasseur Regiment
912:III/6th Foreign Legion Regiment
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805:1st Lebanese Chasseur Battalion
776:I/6th African Chasseur Regiment
696:French MS 406 fighters in Syria
667:Arab Legion Mechanised Regiment
388:1st Battalion of Foreign Legion
168:57 Light Anti-aircraft Regiment
1040:McKenzie-Smith (2018), p. 3090
957:II/6th Foreign Legion Regiment
380:1st Free French Light Division
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1287:World War II orders of battle
923:I/6th Foreign Legion Regiment
885:7th African Chasseur Regiment
882:6th African Chasseur Regiment
767:I/8th Algerian Spahi Regiment
744:and Lebanon was known as the
565:10th Indian Infantry Division
458:10th Indian Infantry Division
307:British 23rd Infantry Brigade
277:British 16th Infantry Brigade
268:British 6th Infantry Division
634:British 1st Cavalry Division
604:12th Frontier Force Regiment
593:8th Indian Infantry Division
589:17th Indian Infantry Brigade
561:20th Indian Infantry Brigade
538:20th Indian Infantry Brigade
505:25th Indian Infantry Brigade
475:21st Indian Infantry Brigade
120:British 1st Cavalry Division
36:during June and July, 1941.
1223:. orbat.com. Archived from
1191:Playfair, Major-General ISO
1169:Playfair, Major-General ISO
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781:6th Foreign Legion Regiment
626:commanded by Major-General
516:5th Mahratta Light Infantry
336:5th Indian Infantry Brigade
106:2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
72:General Officer Commanding
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644:Household Cavalry Regiment
610:13th Frontier Force Rifles
498:13th Frontier Force Rifles
452:Advancing on the Euphrates
230:(from 28 June) (Brigadier
116:The Staffordshire Yeomanry
746:French Mandate of Lebanon
365:Bombay Sappers and Miners
288:King's Own Royal Regiment
221:2/33rd Infantry Battalion
216:2/31st Infantry Battalion
211:2/25th Infantry Battalion
194:2/27th Infantry Battalion
189:2/16th Infantry Battalion
184:2/14th Infantry Battalion
1242:Stehlík, Eduard (2009).
676:2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment
654:Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
243:2/5th Infantry Battalion
238:2/3rd Infantry Battalion
164:2/2nd Anti-tank Regiment
1108:Australian War Memorial
1103:Greece, Crete and Syria
1022:Playfair (1956), p. 220
1013:Playfair (1956), p. 207
1004:Playfair (1956), p. 212
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935:Spahi Cavalry Battalion
742:French Mandate of Syria
649:North Somerset Yeomanry
471:157th Field Regiment RA
294:Leicestershire Regiment
248:2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
228:17th Australian Brigade
201:25th Australian Brigade
174:21st Australian Brigade
134:Special Service Brigade
84:Australian 7th Division
1282:Syria–Lebanon campaign
1147:McKenzie-Smith, Graham
977:Playfair Vol. 1, p. 63
818:Direct sector control
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149:2/4th Field Regiment
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96:6th Division Cavalry
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688:Vichy French forces
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353:1st Punjab Regiment
46:Middle East Command
44:Commander-in-Chief
1127:Mackenzie, Compton
1058:Gaujac, pp. 24–25.
1049:Gaujac, pp. 20–21.
951:Task Force Rougie
900:Task Force Albord
702:Army of the Levant
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522:11th Sikh Regiment
486:10th Gurkha Rifles
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1253:978-80-7278-516-2
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738:League of Nations
576:7th Gurkha Rifles
534:8th Gurkha Rifles
492:4th Gurkha Rifles
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