416:. Churchill did not recognise Rashid Ali's "National Defence Government" as legitimate. Churchill also wanted to reinstate a more compliant Iraqi government and to protect British interests in Iraq, notably the oilfields of which the British-owned Anglo-Persian Oil Company was concession holder. On 18 April, a brigade from Karachi landed and captured Basra; on 30 April, a second brigade arrived. The Rashid Ali government demanded that the British forces be removed from Iraq and Iraqi forces took up positions around RAF Habbaniya. On 2 May, British aircraft from Habbaniya launched a surprise attack on Iraqi forces throughout the country.
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Division HQ and Lieutenant-General Quinan and his Force
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in the lead, was to relieve the
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of 1930, the United
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1783:. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. II. Naval & Military Press.
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Command Covering the Period from 21st August, 1942, to 17th February, 1943
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This detachment of the Arab Legion consisted of three mechanised squadrons and was around 400 men strong.
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21st Indian Infantry Brigade (detached from 10th Indian Infantry Division) - Brigadier C. J. Weld
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During the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia (Iran) Iraqforce was renamed Paiforce, consisting of:
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during this effort. On 1 September, after Persia (modern Iran) was secured,
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saw Basra as a major supply base in the future for material from the
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Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II
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Iraq 1941: The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad
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In 1932, the British mandate in Iraq ended and according to the
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and a portion of the Habbaniya garrison then advanced through
549:, based on the 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade was formed within
625:- Major-General W.A.K. Fraser (until 16 May). Major-General
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In June and July 1941, after Iraq was secured, elements of
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8th Indian Infantry Division - commanded by Major-General
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10th Indian Infantry Division -Major-General William Slim
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During the Syria–Lebanon Campaign Iraqforce consisted of:
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Commanded by Major-General William Fraser (until 8 May).
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25th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Ronald Mountain
1906:
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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20th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Donald Powell
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on 17 April. The battalion was transferred by air to
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21st Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier C. J. Weld
1084:237th Battery 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
5241:Military units and formations established in 1941
1843:(Supplement). 28 August 1946. pp. 4333–4340.
1818:(Supplement). 13 August 1946. pp. 4093–4101.
1716:Eastern Epic: September 1939 – March 1943 Defence
1457:(Supplement). 13 August 1946. pp. 4093–4096.
1087:An Australian battery of 2 pounder anti-tank guns
1389:Minus one battery and equipped with 25 Pounders.
245:and was commanded by an RAF officer normally of
5251:Ad hoc units and formations of the British Army
1674:
1672:
1187:17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry (Poona Horse)
1166:(formerly the 4th Cavalry Brigade) - Brigadier
1072:4th Cavalry Brigade - Brigadier J. J. Kingstone
1101:Commanded by Lieutenant General Edward Quinan
1038:Commanded by Lieutenant General Edward Quinan
916:One Battery of anti-tank guns, Royal Artillery
5256:Military history of India during World War II
1948:
1736:The History of the Guides: Part II, 1922–1947
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1398:Minus one troop and equipped with 2 Pounders.
319:that landed in Basra were initially known as
33:
8:
1718:. Vol. I. London: Chatto & Windus.
1325:The Arab Legion initially advanced ahead of
1059:17th Indian Infantry Brigade (detached from
1635:
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1478:(Supplement). 13 August 1946. p. 4101.
1371:. Company included 8 Fordson armoured cars.
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1303:18 RAF armoured cars. Company included 18
985:1st Battalion (Prince of Wales Own Sikhs)
924:Formed from existing units in early June:
795:- Refused to enter Iraq and were disarmed.
635:(reconnaissance regiment in armoured cars)
40:
26:
18:
1751:Martin, Colonel Thomas Alexander (1952).
759:The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
443:During the ensuing war, a force from the
1245:The brigade landed at Basra on 18 April.
870:. Personnel carried in transport of the
1409:
1238:
557:was renamed "Persia and Iraq Force" or
3787:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union
1277:The brigade landed at Basra on 30 May.
726:2nd Royal battalion 11th Sikh Regiment
279:On 1 April 1941, during World War II,
4658:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
4090:Japanese invasion of French Indochina
3736:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union
3692:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union
2790:Rape during the occupation of Germany
366:was renamed "Persia and Iraq Force" (
51:Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre
7:
3780:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union
2805:Rape during the liberation of France
1180:(from 11 September) - Major-General
1142:13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
913:60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
877:One anti-tank troop, Royal Artillery
647:157th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
633:13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
287:. Ali was supported by three senior
174:formation that came together in the
5261:Middle East theatre of World War II
858:A & D Companies, 1st Battalion
852:237th Battery 60th Field Regiment,
644:32nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery
4006:German invasion of the Netherlands
2279:Weather events during World War II
14:
4637:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
1158:2nd Indian Armoured Brigade Group
1090:169th Light Anti-aircraft Battery
881:Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF
774:Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF
533:British trucks near Baghdad, 1943
439:Lieutenant-General Quinan in Iraq
241:forces in the mandate-controlled
5197:
1769:Playfair, Major-General I. S. O.
1738:. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
1075:1st Battalion The Essex Regiment
226:. From 1920 to the early 1930s,
1852:. Men-at-Arms. Oxford: Osprey.
1069:- Major-General J. G. W. Clark
893:Main Body - Lieutenant-Colonel
519:Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Persia
4884:Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945
2587:Territorial changes of Germany
2495:Indonesian National Revolution
1914:"Orders of Battle.com website"
1755:. Essex Regiment Association.
1000:Arriving at Basra on 16 June:
224:British Mandate of Mesopotamia
178:. The formation fought in the
1:
5276:Iraq–United Kingdom relations
5271:World War II orders of battle
4284:Japanese invasion of Thailand
4235:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
3999:German invasion of Luxembourg
2373:Mediterranean and Middle East
1753:The Essex Regiment, 1929–1950
1268:of Rolls-Royce armoured cars.
962:Arriving At Basra on 9 June:
623:10th Indian Infantry Division
525:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
378:was variously responsible to
354:. On 1 September 1941, after
4191:Invasion of the Soviet Union
3880:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
3191:Independent State of Croatia
1696:. Campaign. Oxford: Osprey.
1192:27th Indian Infantry Brigade
1178:6th Indian Infantry Division
1127:19th Indian Infantry Brigade
1118:18th Indian Infantry Brigade
1063:) - Brigadier Douglas Gracey
1061:8th Indian Infantry Division
1005:24th Indian Infantry Brigade
987:12th Frontier Force Regiment
971:8th Indian Infantry Division
967:17th Indian Infantry Brigade
910:1st Battalion Essex Regiment
712:25th Indian Infantry Brigade
683:21st Indian Infantry Brigade
651:20th Indian Infantry Brigade
618:Edward Quinan (from 8 May).
445:British Mandate of Palestine
5175:End of World War II in Asia
5015:Western invasion of Germany
4522:Chinese famine of 1942–1943
4499:Second Battle of El Alamein
4069:Hundred Regiments Offensive
4041:Battle of the Mediterranean
3894:Italian invasion of Albania
2061:Air warfare of World War II
1218:Tenth Army (United Kingdom)
1097:Iran: August–September 1941
1026:5th Mahratta Light Infantry
791:Mechanized squadron of the
785:commanded by Major-General
731:5th Mahratta Light Infantry
476:arrived. After it arrived,
457:), advanced into Iraq from
283:seized power in Iraq via a
5292:
5101:Naval bombardment of Japan
4469:First Battle of El Alamein
4388:Battle of Christmas Island
4333:Japanese invasion of Burma
4097:Italian invasion of Greece
4013:German invasion of Belgium
3985:German invasion of Denmark
3958:1939–1940 Winter Offensive
3827:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
2084:Comparative military ranks
1446:Wavell (1946), pp. 1–4 in
1160:- Brigadier John Aizlewood
834:Household Cavalry Regiment
793:Transjordan Frontier Force
693:13th Frontier Force Rifles
522:
500:
428:
5190:
5022:Bratislava–Brno offensive
4953:Dutch famine of 1944–1945
4577:Allied invasion of Sicily
4437:Aleutian Islands campaign
4409:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
4347:Greek famine of 1941–1944
4242:Second Battle of Changsha
4147:German invasion of Greece
3992:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang
2327:North and Central Pacific
1970:
1305:Rolls-Royce armoured cars
765:Assyrian and Iraqi Levies
59:
4614:Allied invasion of Italy
4591:Solomon Islands campaign
4340:Third Battle of Changsha
3937:First Battle of Changsha
3843:Second Sino-Japanese War
2776:German military brothels
2642:United States war crimes
1807:officially published in
1799:Wavell, Sir Archibald P.
1467:Wavell, (1946), p 10 in
887:Royal Army Service Corps
872:Royal Army Service Corps
846:Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
258:Royal Air Force stations
5036:Second Guangxi campaign
4891:Philippines (1944–1945)
4395:Battle of the Coral Sea
4298:Fall of the Philippines
3944:Battle of South Guangxi
3850:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
3249:Italian Social Republic
1903:India: Paiforce 1942–43
993:5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
750:(until 5 May). Colonel
579:Western Desert Campaign
388:Persia and Iraq Command
315:The ground forces from
4621:Armistice of Cassibile
4423:Battle of Dutch Harbor
4374:Battle of the Java Sea
4277:Attack on Pearl Harbor
4177:Syria–Lebanon campaign
4170:Battle of South Shanxi
4140:Invasion of Yugoslavia
3923:Battle of the Atlantic
3537:Korean Liberation Army
3243:(until September 1943)
3200:(until September 1944)
3178:(until September 1944)
1692:Lyman, Robert (2006).
1307:and two ancient tanks.
1223:1941 Iraqi coup d'état
885:Two supply companies,
601:and based in Baghdad.
534:
503:Syria–Lebanon Campaign
497:Syria-Lebanon Campaign
440:
340:British Forces in Iraq
295:officer, known as the
4785:Second Battle of Guam
4681:Bengal famine of 1943
4651:Second Battle of Kiev
4607:Battle of the Dnieper
4312:Battle of Wake Island
4184:East African campaign
4126:Battle of South Henan
3771:atrocities by Germans
3544:Korean Volunteer Army
2518:Occupation of Germany
2272:Music in World War II
1848:Young, Peter (1972).
1830:. London: War Office.
1034:Syria: June–July 1941
866:- Accompanied by two
840:Warwickshire Yeomanry
826:- Lieutenant-Colonel
767:- Lieutenant-Colonel
537:In late August 1941,
532:
438:
293:Royal Iraqi Air Force
212:Mesopotamian Campaign
5266:Iraq in World War II
5071:Surrender of Germany
4549:Battle of West Hubei
4506:Guadalcanal campaign
4476:Battle of Stalingrad
4402:Battle of Madagascar
3169:Albania protectorate
2956:(formerly Swaziland)
2665:Wehrmacht war crimes
2481:Expulsion of Germans
2265:Art and World War II
2163:British contribution
2112:Governments in exile
1907:http://www.orbat.com
1380:Minus two companies.
1286:Battalion landed at
1164:9th Armoured Brigade
1015:6th Rajputana Rifles
905:1st Cavalry Division
489:became known as the
401:was despatched from
303:; it was openly pro-
214:. Subsequently, the
5161:Potsdam Declaration
5050:Italy (Spring 1945)
4813:Liberation of Paris
4270:Siege of Sevastopol
3281:(until August 1944)
3184:Wang Jingwei regime
3006:from September 1943
2966:from September 1944
2904:from September 1944
2764:Romanian war crimes
2755:Persecution of Jews
2741:Croatian war crimes
2711:Japanese war crimes
2525:Occupation of Japan
2474:First Indochina War
2186:Military production
2098:Declarations of war
1081:Mechanized Regiment
824:4th Cavalry Brigade
638:3rd Field Regiment
545:. A new formation,
420:Military operations
384:Middle East Command
5154:Surrender of Japan
4987:Battle of Iwo Jima
4836:Belgrade offensive
4249:Siege of Leningrad
4133:Battle of Shanggao
4062:British Somaliland
4027:Dunkirk evacuation
3978:Norwegian campaign
3916:Invasion of Poland
3743:Japanese prisoners
2704:Italian war crimes
2635:British war crimes
2550:Soviet occupations
2334:South-West Pacific
2221:Allied cooperation
2179:Military equipment
1883:Supplement to the
1840:The London Gazette
1815:The London Gazette
1712:Mackenzie, Compton
1475:The London Gazette
1454:The London Gazette
798:Detachment of the
705:10th Gurkha Rifles
676:11th Sikh Regiment
616:Lieutenant-General
535:
441:
307:and anti-British.
254:Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
230:was created as an
170:was a British and
5228:
5227:
5186:
5185:
5029:Battle of Okinawa
4928:Burma (1944–1945)
4762:Mariana and Palau
4542:Tunisian campaign
4367:Fall of Singapore
4291:Fall of Hong Kong
4034:Battle of Britain
3887:Operation Himmler
3796:
3795:
3460:Dutch East Indies
3096:Southern Rhodesia
2848:
2847:
2748:Genocide of Serbs
2651:German war crimes
2628:Soviet war crimes
2621:Allied war crimes
2467:Division of Korea
2446:Chinese Civil War
2244:Strategic bombing
2156:Manhattan Project
1920:on 31 August 2009
1557:Mackenzie, p. 104
1506:Mackenzie, p. 101
1497:Playfair, p. 186.
1488:Mackenzie, p. 591
1020:The Kumaon Rifles
868:Bren gun carriers
739:Ground Forces at
699:4th Gurkha Rifles
670:7th Gurkha Rifles
664:8th Gurkha Rifles
410:Winston Churchill
291:officers and one
237:in charge of all
216:League of Nations
164:
163:
79:Mediterranean Sea
5283:
5221:
5214:
5207:
5204:World portal
5202:
5201:
5177:
5170:
5163:
5156:
5147:
5140:
5133:
5124:
5117:
5110:
5103:
5096:
5089:
5080:
5073:
5066:
5064:Prague offensive
5059:
5057:Battle of Berlin
5052:
5045:
5038:
5031:
5024:
5017:
5010:
5003:
5001:Vienna offensive
4996:
4989:
4982:
4980:Battle of Manila
4975:
4955:
4946:
4937:
4930:
4921:
4914:
4907:
4900:
4893:
4886:
4879:
4870:
4861:
4854:
4845:
4838:
4831:
4824:
4815:
4808:
4801:
4794:
4787:
4780:
4773:
4764:
4757:
4748:
4739:
4730:
4723:
4721:Korsun–Cherkassy
4716:
4705:
4683:
4674:
4667:
4660:
4653:
4646:
4639:
4632:
4623:
4616:
4609:
4602:
4593:
4586:
4579:
4572:
4565:
4563:Bombing of Gorky
4558:
4551:
4544:
4524:
4517:
4508:
4501:
4494:
4485:
4478:
4471:
4464:
4453:
4446:
4439:
4432:
4430:Battle of Midway
4425:
4418:
4416:Battle of Gazala
4411:
4404:
4397:
4390:
4383:
4376:
4369:
4349:
4342:
4335:
4328:
4326:Battle of Borneo
4321:
4319:Malayan campaign
4314:
4307:
4300:
4293:
4286:
4279:
4272:
4265:
4263:Bombing of Gorky
4258:
4256:Battle of Moscow
4251:
4244:
4237:
4230:
4223:
4216:
4200:
4193:
4186:
4179:
4172:
4165:
4156:
4149:
4142:
4135:
4128:
4108:
4099:
4092:
4085:
4078:
4071:
4064:
4057:
4050:
4043:
4036:
4029:
4022:
4020:Battle of France
4015:
4008:
4001:
3994:
3987:
3980:
3960:
3953:
3946:
3939:
3932:
3925:
3918:
3896:
3889:
3882:
3875:
3873:Munich Agreement
3868:
3861:
3852:
3845:
3838:
3829:
3822:
3807:
3789:
3782:
3773:
3766:
3759:
3758:Soviet prisoners
3752:
3745:
3738:
3729:
3722:
3713:
3706:
3699:
3698:German prisoners
3694:
3674:
3665:
3658:
3651:
3646:
3639:
3632:
3625:
3618:
3611:
3604:
3597:
3590:
3583:
3576:
3569:
3562:
3555:
3546:
3539:
3532:
3525:
3518:
3511:
3504:
3497:
3490:
3483:
3476:
3469:
3462:
3455:
3448:
3441:
3434:
3427:
3420:
3400:
3393:
3386:
3379:
3372:
3365:
3358:
3351:
3344:
3337:
3330:
3310:
3303:
3296:
3289:
3282:
3274:
3267:
3260:
3251:
3244:
3236:
3229:
3227:French Indochina
3222:
3215:
3208:
3201:
3193:
3186:
3179:
3171:
3151:
3142:
3135:
3126:
3119:
3112:
3105:
3098:
3091:
3084:
3077:
3074:from August 1944
3065:
3058:
3051:
3044:
3037:
3030:
3023:
3016:
3009:
2997:
2990:
2983:
2976:
2969:
2957:
2949:
2942:
2935:
2928:
2921:
2914:
2907:
2895:
2888:
2881:
2874:
2859:
2839:
2832:
2825:
2818:
2811:
2800:
2785:
2778:
2771:
2766:
2757:
2750:
2743:
2734:
2727:
2720:
2718:Nanjing Massacre
2713:
2706:
2697:
2695:Nuremberg trials
2688:
2681:
2674:
2667:
2660:
2653:
2644:
2637:
2630:
2623:
2603:
2596:
2589:
2580:
2573:
2566:
2559:
2552:
2545:
2536:
2527:
2520:
2513:
2506:
2497:
2490:
2483:
2476:
2469:
2462:
2455:
2448:
2428:
2419:
2412:
2405:
2396:
2389:
2382:
2375:
2366:
2359:
2352:
2343:
2336:
2329:
2322:
2315:
2308:
2301:
2299:Asia and Pacific
2281:
2274:
2267:
2260:
2253:
2246:
2239:
2230:
2228:Mulberry harbour
2223:
2216:
2209:
2202:
2195:
2188:
2181:
2174:
2165:
2158:
2151:
2142:
2135:
2128:
2121:
2114:
2107:
2100:
2093:
2086:
2079:
2070:
2063:
2048:
2036:
2029:
2020:
2013:
2006:
1999:
1992:
1985:
1978:
1957:
1950:
1943:
1934:
1929:
1927:
1925:
1916:. Archived from
1898:
1896:
1894:
1889:. 13 August 1946
1880:
1863:
1844:
1831:
1824:Wilson, Maitland
1819:
1806:
1794:
1777:Butler, J. R. M.
1764:
1747:
1727:
1707:
1679:
1676:
1667:
1664:
1658:
1655:
1649:
1646:
1640:
1637:
1608:
1605:
1588:
1585:
1579:
1578:Playfair, p. 182
1576:
1570:
1569:Mackenzie, p. 94
1567:
1558:
1555:
1549:
1546:
1540:
1539:Wavell, p. 4093.
1537:
1531:
1530:Playfair, p. 181
1528:
1519:
1518:Playfair, p. 179
1516:
1507:
1504:
1498:
1495:
1489:
1486:
1480:
1479:
1465:
1459:
1458:
1444:
1438:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1417:
1416:Playfair, p. 178
1414:
1399:
1396:
1390:
1387:
1381:
1378:
1372:
1362:
1356:
1349:
1343:
1336:
1330:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1301:
1295:
1284:
1278:
1275:
1269:
1262:
1256:
1252:
1246:
1243:
1213:RAF Iraq Command
1009:Roger Le Fleming
745:Air Vice-Marshal
722:9th Jat Regiment
605:Orders of battle
346:. From 21 June,
289:Royal Iraqi Army
247:Air Vice-Marshal
228:RAF Iraq Command
134:Italian mainland
54:
52:
42:
35:
28:
19:
5291:
5290:
5286:
5285:
5284:
5282:
5281:
5280:
5231:
5230:
5229:
5224:
5217:
5210:
5196:
5194:
5182:
5173:
5166:
5159:
5152:
5143:
5136:
5129:
5120:
5115:Atomic bombings
5113:
5106:
5099:
5092:
5085:
5076:
5069:
5062:
5055:
5048:
5041:
5034:
5027:
5020:
5013:
5006:
4999:
4992:
4985:
4978:
4971:
4958:
4951:
4940:
4933:
4926:
4917:
4910:
4903:
4896:
4889:
4882:
4873:
4864:
4857:
4848:
4841:
4834:
4827:
4818:
4811:
4806:Eastern Romania
4804:
4799:Warsaw Uprising
4797:
4792:Tannenberg Line
4790:
4783:
4778:Western Ukraine
4776:
4767:
4760:
4751:
4742:
4733:
4726:
4719:
4708:
4699:
4686:
4679:
4670:
4663:
4656:
4649:
4642:
4635:
4628:
4619:
4612:
4605:
4596:
4589:
4582:
4575:
4570:Battle of Kursk
4568:
4561:
4554:
4547:
4540:
4527:
4520:
4511:
4504:
4497:
4488:
4481:
4474:
4467:
4458:
4449:
4442:
4435:
4428:
4421:
4414:
4407:
4400:
4393:
4386:
4381:St Nazaire Raid
4379:
4372:
4365:
4352:
4345:
4338:
4331:
4324:
4317:
4310:
4303:
4296:
4289:
4282:
4275:
4268:
4261:
4254:
4247:
4240:
4233:
4226:
4219:
4205:
4196:
4189:
4182:
4175:
4168:
4163:Anglo-Iraqi War
4161:
4154:Battle of Crete
4152:
4145:
4138:
4131:
4124:
4111:
4102:
4095:
4088:
4083:Eastern Romania
4081:
4074:
4067:
4060:
4053:
4046:
4039:
4032:
4025:
4018:
4011:
4004:
3997:
3990:
3983:
3976:
3963:
3956:
3949:
3942:
3935:
3928:
3921:
3914:
3901:
3892:
3885:
3878:
3871:
3864:
3857:
3848:
3841:
3834:
3825:
3818:
3792:
3785:
3778:
3769:
3762:
3757:
3748:
3741:
3734:
3725:
3718:
3709:
3702:
3697:
3690:
3677:
3670:
3661:
3654:
3649:
3644:Western Ukraine
3642:
3635:
3628:
3621:
3614:
3607:
3600:
3593:
3588:Northeast China
3586:
3579:
3572:
3565:
3558:
3551:
3542:
3535:
3528:
3521:
3514:
3507:
3500:
3493:
3486:
3479:
3472:
3465:
3458:
3451:
3444:
3437:
3430:
3423:
3416:
3403:
3396:
3389:
3382:
3375:
3368:
3361:
3354:
3347:
3340:
3333:
3326:
3313:
3306:
3299:
3292:
3287:Slovak Republic
3285:
3277:
3270:
3263:
3258:Empire of Japan
3256:
3247:
3239:
3232:
3225:
3218:
3211:
3204:
3196:
3189:
3182:
3174:
3167:
3154:
3147:
3138:
3131:
3122:
3115:
3108:
3101:
3094:
3087:
3080:
3068:
3061:
3054:
3047:
3040:
3033:
3026:
3019:
3012:
3000:
2993:
2986:
2979:
2972:
2960:
2952:
2945:
2938:
2931:
2924:
2917:
2910:
2898:
2891:
2884:
2877:
2870:
2844:
2835:
2828:
2821:
2814:
2803:
2788:
2781:
2774:
2770:Sexual violence
2769:
2762:
2753:
2746:
2739:
2730:
2723:
2716:
2709:
2702:
2693:
2684:
2677:
2670:
2663:
2656:
2649:
2640:
2633:
2626:
2619:
2606:
2599:
2592:
2585:
2576:
2569:
2562:
2555:
2548:
2539:
2530:
2523:
2516:
2509:
2500:
2493:
2488:Greek Civil War
2486:
2479:
2472:
2465:
2458:
2451:
2444:
2431:
2424:
2415:
2408:
2401:
2392:
2385:
2378:
2371:
2362:
2355:
2348:
2339:
2332:
2325:
2318:
2313:South-East Asia
2311:
2304:
2297:
2284:
2277:
2270:
2263:
2256:
2249:
2242:
2235:
2226:
2219:
2212:
2205:
2198:
2191:
2184:
2177:
2172:Military awards
2170:
2161:
2154:
2147:
2138:
2131:
2124:
2117:
2110:
2103:
2096:
2089:
2082:
2075:
2066:
2059:
2039:
2032:
2025:
2016:
2009:
2002:
1997:
1988:
1981:
1974:
1966:
1961:
1923:
1921:
1912:
1892:
1890:
1878:
1874:
1871:
1866:
1860:
1850:The Arab Legion
1847:
1833:
1822:
1808:
1805:. London: HMSO.
1797:
1791:
1767:
1750:
1732:MacMunn, George
1730:
1710:
1704:
1691:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1670:
1665:
1661:
1656:
1652:
1647:
1643:
1638:
1611:
1606:
1591:
1586:
1582:
1577:
1573:
1568:
1561:
1556:
1552:
1547:
1543:
1538:
1534:
1529:
1522:
1517:
1510:
1505:
1501:
1496:
1492:
1487:
1483:
1468:
1466:
1462:
1447:
1445:
1441:
1437:MacMunn, passim
1436:
1432:
1427:
1420:
1415:
1411:
1402:
1397:
1393:
1388:
1384:
1379:
1375:
1366:Royal Air Force
1363:
1359:
1350:
1346:
1337:
1333:
1324:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1302:
1298:
1285:
1281:
1276:
1272:
1263:
1259:
1253:
1249:
1244:
1240:
1231:
1209:
1099:
1036:
981:Royal Fusiliers
969:(detached from
854:Royal Artillery
828:Andrew Ferguson
819:James Kingstone
811:Striking force
716:Ronald Mountain
640:Royal Artillery
629:(from 16 May).
612:
607:
599:Maitland Wilson
527:
521:
505:
499:
449:Habbaniya Force
433:
431:Anglo-Iraqi War
427:
425:Anglo-Iraqi War
422:
396:
362:) was invaded,
313:
243:Kingdom of Iraq
192:
176:Kingdom of Iraq
165:
160:
156:Alpes-Maritimes
55:
50:
48:
46:
12:
11:
5:
5289:
5287:
5279:
5278:
5273:
5268:
5263:
5258:
5253:
5248:
5243:
5233:
5232:
5226:
5225:
5223:
5222:
5215:
5208:
5191:
5188:
5187:
5184:
5183:
5181:
5180:
5179:
5178:
5171:
5164:
5150:
5149:
5148:
5134:
5131:South Sakhalin
5127:
5126:
5125:
5111:
5104:
5097:
5090:
5083:
5082:
5081:
5067:
5060:
5053:
5046:
5039:
5032:
5025:
5018:
5011:
5004:
4997:
4990:
4983:
4976:
4968:
4966:
4960:
4959:
4957:
4956:
4949:
4948:
4947:
4931:
4924:
4923:
4922:
4908:
4901:
4894:
4887:
4880:
4871:
4862:
4855:
4846:
4839:
4832:
4825:
4816:
4809:
4802:
4795:
4788:
4781:
4774:
4765:
4758:
4749:
4740:
4731:
4724:
4717:
4706:
4696:
4694:
4688:
4687:
4685:
4684:
4677:
4676:
4675:
4668:
4654:
4647:
4640:
4633:
4626:
4625:
4624:
4610:
4603:
4594:
4587:
4580:
4573:
4566:
4559:
4556:Battle of Attu
4552:
4545:
4537:
4535:
4529:
4528:
4526:
4525:
4518:
4509:
4502:
4495:
4486:
4479:
4472:
4465:
4456:
4455:
4454:
4447:
4433:
4426:
4419:
4412:
4405:
4398:
4391:
4384:
4377:
4370:
4362:
4360:
4354:
4353:
4351:
4350:
4343:
4336:
4329:
4322:
4315:
4308:
4305:Battle of Guam
4301:
4294:
4287:
4280:
4273:
4266:
4259:
4252:
4245:
4238:
4231:
4228:Battle of Kiev
4224:
4217:
4203:
4202:
4201:
4187:
4180:
4173:
4166:
4159:
4158:
4157:
4143:
4136:
4129:
4121:
4119:
4113:
4112:
4110:
4109:
4100:
4093:
4086:
4079:
4072:
4065:
4058:
4051:
4044:
4037:
4030:
4023:
4016:
4009:
4002:
3995:
3988:
3981:
3973:
3971:
3965:
3964:
3962:
3961:
3954:
3947:
3940:
3933:
3926:
3919:
3911:
3909:
3903:
3902:
3900:
3899:
3898:
3897:
3890:
3883:
3876:
3869:
3855:
3854:
3853:
3846:
3832:
3831:
3830:
3815:
3813:
3804:
3798:
3797:
3794:
3793:
3791:
3790:
3783:
3776:
3775:
3774:
3767:
3755:
3754:
3753:
3739:
3732:
3731:
3730:
3727:United Kingdom
3723:
3716:
3715:
3714:
3695:
3687:
3685:
3679:
3678:
3676:
3675:
3668:
3667:
3666:
3659:
3647:
3640:
3633:
3626:
3619:
3612:
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