- was secured, Iraq
Command was
renamed "Persia and Iraq Force" or
Paiforce.
Paiforce was
still commanded by
Quinan and he
still reported to
India Command...
-
Second World War. 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...
-
mentioned in dispatches. They also
served in Iraq
after the war as a part of
PAIFORCE. In 1946, the 25th
Mahars were disbanded,
along with many
other garrison...
- neutrality. From the
south came the
British Paiforce,
under the
command of Lieutenant-General
Edward Quinan.
Paiforce was made up of the 8th and 10th Indian...
- ****embled the Iraq
Command which was
renamed "Persia and Iraq Force" or
Paiforce.
Paiforce composed of the 8th and 10th
Indian Infantry Divisions and an independent...
- were
renamed "Persia and Iraq Force" (
Paiforce),
under the
command of Lieutenant-General
Edward Quinan.
Paiforce was made up of 8th and 10th
Indian Infantry...
-
Gracey and his
brigade remained in Iraq as part of
Iraqforce (subsequently
Paiforce),
protecting the
Middle East from a
possible Axis
thrust south of the Caucasus...
-
Northern Syria and Iran
British (and Commonwealth)
forces (Iraqforce,
Paiforce,
Persia and Iraq Command)
April 1941 –
March 1943
Operation Brevity British...
- June and
ended 14 July. Iraq
Command (known as
Persia and Iraq
Force (
Paiforce from 1 September) was also used to
attack Persia during the Anglo-Soviet...
- to write. In
October 1945,
after preparing the
official history of the
Paiforce campaign, he was
demobilised with the rank of major.
After the war he wrote...
