Ирак - апрель 1941

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ВС Ирака: Iraqi Army 15 April 1941

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[Igor Kulakov]

Iraq Army April 15, 1941 - уточнения по дислокации




Note: unless a regiment is shown as having a battalion detached but still has fewer than the regulation three battalions, the regiment is not under strength: the missing battalion(s) are posted elsewhere not noted in the orbat. The artillery brigades are actually battalion-sized units.

1st Division [Baghdad]

Infantry Brigade (Baghdad)

2nd Infantry Brigade (Mussaiyib)

- 2/2nd Regiment

- 3/2nd Regiment

4th Mountain Artillery Brigade (Diwaniya)

- 2/4th Artillery Battery

- 3/4th Artillery Battery

Field Artillery Brigade (Baghdad)

Division Cavalry Squadron (Jaloula)

2nd Division [Kirkuk]

Infantry Brigade (Kirkuk)

Infantry Brigade (Kirkuk)

Infantry Brigade (Mosul)

Field Artillery Brigade (Kirkuk)

Field Artillery Brigade (Kirkuk)

Mountain Artillery brigade (Mosul)

Division Cavalry Squadron (Kirkuk)

Infantry Battalion (Erbil)

3rd Division [Baghdad]

Infantry Brigade (Baghdad)

Infantry Brigade (Jaloula)

Infantry Brigade (Mansourd al Jebel)

Division Cavalry Squadron (Jaloul)

Field Artillery Brigade (Baghdad)

Field Artillery Brigade (Baghdad)

Mountain Artillery Brigade (Baghdad)

4th Division [Diwaniya]

7th Infantry Brigade (Basra)(-)

- 1/7th Regiment

- 2/7th Regiment

14th Infantry Brigade (Nasirija) (2nd Line)

- 1/14th Regiment (Samawea)

- 2/14th Regiment

- 3/14th Regiment

15th Infantry Brigade (Diwaniya) (2nd Line)

- 1/15th Regiment

- 2/15th Regiment

- 3/15th Regiment

18th Mountain Artillery Battery (Amara)

3/7th Regiment (Amara)

Mechanized Force [Baghdad]

Mechanized Battalion

Mechanized Battalion

Light Tank Company

Armored Car Company

Mechanized Artillery Brigade
Artillery Units Basra Area (drawn from other garrisons)

Mountain Battery 3.7” howitzers (Zubeila Barracks)

Mountain Battery 2.75” (Amara)

Mountain Brigade (ex 4th Division)

- Battery 3.7” howitzers

- Battery 3.7” howitzers

Field Battery 18 pounder (Zubair)

Mountain Battery 3.7” howitzer
River Flotilla Iraq Navy

4 Thornycraft Gunboats, 100 tons

- 3.7” howitzer

- 3” mortar

- 4 machineguns
Iraq Army TOs


Brigade HQ

- 5 Officers

- 10 OR

- 10 Animals

- Section Lewis AA guns (2guns)

1st Line Infantry Battalion (26 Officers, 820 OR, 154 Animals)

- HQ

- HQ Wing (includes one section of 2 Lewis AA guns)

- 3 Rifle Companies (each of 4 platoons; platoon has 3 rifle, 1 LMG section)

- 1 Support Company (2 MMG Platoons of 4 Vickers MMG each)

The LMG section had 3 Bren guns, giving the battalion 36 LMG, 8 MMG, and 2 HMG.

2nd Line Infantry Battalion

Employed for Base defense, L of C defense, and IS duties

3 Companies of 3 platoons (platoon 3 rifle, 1 LMG sections)

One MMG Platoon (4 Vickers MMG)

One AA Section (2 Lewis HMG)